And that gave us a feeling of security that allowed us to take "riskier" bets.

You bet.

This means that you will probably need to pay registration and filing fees in at least 2 states if you don’t buy CA property as a CA resident.Any lawsuits should be limited to the assets of the LLC and not your personal assets (assuming you run the LLC appropriately and the corporate veil is not pierced, some debate as to SMLLC).

Very limited development and high demand. 

Limiting your investment opportunities to one property is, well, very limiting.The 70k loss is irrelevant...it's a sunk cost and you can claw that back with the current property or any other investment...whichever is fastest/best. 

However, the Renters' Rights and Stabilization Act of 2024 now caps security deposits in Maryland at one month's rent in most cases, limiting landlords' ability to require higher deposits for higher-risk tenants​.

I would think most landlords, who choose to be landlords in very Tenant friendly San Francisco, would pony up the 5.2% knowing that the rate has gone up and down throughout time, unless they want to run the risk of their tenant's finding out and called out as being a bad landlord, being taken on by the very helpful San Francisco Tenants Union or taken to Small Claims Court.Maybe there is a silver lining in California's recent change in security deposits that limit it to one months rent when it used to be up to 2 month's rent for unfurnished units and up to 3x for furnished units.By the way, I took a look at your Company, https://www.getwhale.co/  Since your firm is only offering 4.2%, were you trying to market in San Fran before discovering the Rent Board rate?

Trying to go to companies directly is rarely going to be your best bet. 

Thank you,Nirav Since you already pulled the trigger...and are a limited partner...this means you have the benefits of that (i.e. no liability beyond your investment) in exchange for generally having no ability to vote or have a say in how the investment is managed. 

To prevent interest from being subject to SE tax and keep it classified as portfolio income, you can limit your level of active involvement and ensure the interest is incidental to your business, rather than the primary focus.