@Izraul Hidashi I’m not claiming to know how the entire banking system works but I feel that I have a pretty good idea.

Could this be considered an unethical practice in any way, given the organization’s non-profit status?

But I like the idea that everything's under one roof with their Platinum package and get unlimited consultations, emails from their legal team as opposed to billable hours.

I am looking for any recommendations on how to properly scale this idea over the first few years conservatively and not wanting to over use leverage and debt by starting small in duplex and being open to triple/quadplex in the future if the right opportunity presents itself.

Any idea on overall how is the market from STR investment perspective?

These are great questions and a great idea to do some due diligence before the purchase.

I would start with them.I am not based in LA, so I don't know your exact laws, but I think I can still provide some initial direction for you to find answers, and maybe offer an idea to research.  

I kind of like the idea of wholesaling out of state leads, however, with subj to i would be VERY careful who you sell those to. 

They can fine you for practically anything and they want all the STRs to be banned from the city.

In practice rents will be slightly lower and sometimes slightly lower.