I also own a commercial warehouse in CA, I used to run my business out of it and now lease it to the new owners of the business. 

First time investor from California.

I see that you're from California, but you stated that you do fix/flips in North Carolina.

I'd love to hear from any real estate investors who live half the year abroad (Europe - especially France) and half the year in the USA (sunny California, in my case). 

I did my first house hack in 2015 in California.

Please note that the link to the article above was written in 2019 and as such, does NOT take into account the new laws passed in CA, i.e.

I am converting my garage (attached to my main home) into an ADU in California, and I will rent out the unit when complete.

As of the date of your post, you have violated California law by failing to mail an estimated or final disposition within 21 days of move-out.

GTFO  Lot of biggerpocket advice doesn't make sense (always purchase home no matter the business climate, continue investing to GP syndication , always flip no matter what, buy one hundred rentals , always buy in ohio/arizona, leave california tomorrow , buy subto/wholesale ,etc ) .... but if some of us has to counter  and argue about it everyday, we would lose our energy.Lane doesn't scam anyone.

In CA, generally, if a tenants dog gets out and attacks a person or pet by way of landlord negligence, like through a broken window or faulty door, then you the landlord could be held liable.