David Zheng and now you're officially my hero!

In real estate, where to these kinds of good relationships with local officials pay dividends for an investor?

Signing with an attorney or a title company makes it seem much more official, that is what I suggest.

There should just be one official tax record.

For duplexes or houses you're already required to get a rental license, which is $100 per year fee and a yearly inspection with a city official.

If possible, the tenant should take photographs or a video of the defective conditions or have local health or building officials inspect the rental unit before moving.

Take local building official through to review what has to be done to bring up to code.

From official quotes from you contractors to any inspections that you did want done.

I understand this isn't the official law's verbiage (It actually says, "No later than 21 calendar days after the tenant has vacated the premises" - Link to CA Civil Code) Are we misunderstanding the language here?

@Ashley Watkins, I heard that I might have hired someone to help me plan the 2017 Summit, but no "official" announcements yet ;) Thanks for the shout out!