Hi @Megan Fitzgerald I would be sure to do your research online and it may be worth checking with a local real estate attorney as well or another local attorney who may be familiar with the your areas laws/regulations.

There are numerous numbers you can look at but it really depends on what your investing goals are for. 

Search the BP for ADU appraisals to encounter numerous examples.

Some are posted to the Real Estate Events & Meetups under Real Estate Classifieds on BiggerPockets, Eventbrite, and the numerous investor Facebook pages. 

Knowing the rental increase in California is regulated, I am not intending on raising the rent for at least a year if at all. 

There's rent control, rent increases, rent regulations, etc.

In fact, numerous Tax Court cases have found in favor of the IRS when a taxpayer can’t document enough hours spent providing personal services to their rental real estate activities.Generally, material participation is determined separately for each rental property.

With the new regulations Cleveland passed that makes the resident agents liable for the properties, I'd expect property management rates to rise to 20% in Cleveland over the next few years.

I can only say that from our 100s of clients in your situation who are helping family in India and Pakistan own in the US, it widely depends what rules and regulations to follow based on your facts and circumstances.

Sometimes it's ambiguous, but even then, why should I bother with the company that has numerous unresolved lawsuits, versus another company that is virtually the same but has none.