[Note that the SD City Council went left along time ago, those 2 'Republicans' are uber liberal, so that (R) means nothing.]And this topic is about what a new or average investor would/should do as far as investing in or out of that state, and in that regard, I think the negative views are pretty relevant.

I'd pull back a little earth from the foundation--make a tiny trench kind of thing, and sprinkle DE liberally all around the foundation.

Adding on to this, liberal zoning laws in King County (such as HB111) have created an environment of insane potential for the savvy investor. 

My advice, buy them off now with cash for keys before it turns into 9 months of legal fighting and delays resulting in foreclosure for you.California hates landlords and the courts do their best to delay evictions as much as possible.One by one you will be accused of being a slumlord,racist,sexist,homophobic,and just plain criminal and the liberal judges will eat it up even though they can't prove anything.Every charge against you will result in 60 days of free rent while waiting to get into a courtroom and argue your defense.This is why I will never own rental property in "Blue States"!!

Judges appointed by liberal politicians, as well as elected judges, tend to rule based on their personal feelings, not the rule of law. 

You have hit the JACKPOT of resources for real estate investors.

For example:I hitchhiked across Latin America (Colombia to Chile) for 20 months.I taught myself to speak Spanish and Portuguese without formal lessons along the way.I landed the jackpot of a firefighting career in a major metropolitan city fire department after four years.I’ve stumbled plenty.

Awesome goals - I love it, you are on the right path.You have hit the JACKPOT of resources for real estate investors.

Ask any person liberated from German rule during WW2 if they wished for War, and they will say, "YES!"

https://www.theepochtimes.com/...the federal moratorium has been defeated, but liberal states are creating their own.