The city of Oakland liberalized its ADU regulations in 2015, eliminating the extra parking spot for properties within a half a mile the intersection of two bus lines that each run every 15 minutes at peak hours.

You're of course welcome to call your reps in support of these bills, but I encourage you to read more about the likely unintended consequences:https://www.startribune.com/to...This news piece is clearly written by someone of a liberal arts background, with zero or near to zero experience or knowledge in contract law or investment real estate. 

Of course, if you have an assistant who can run and manage rehabs for you, that is better because you get a bigger slice of the pie.Sounds like you hit the jackpot with such a find.

When starting out, I picked a niche of families, even though there's a Liberal Arts college near by.  

There will definitely be some consolidation in higher ed over the next 50 years, particularly with private liberal arts colleges.

For a business owner with $100,000 taxable annual income, the net tax savings for using an S Corporation instead of an LLC in taxes paid every year can be as high as $7,500.Holding PropertiesWhen holding properties as a cash flow investor, the LLC (or LP) is generally the better choice because an LLC has more liberal distribution rules.

I'm as liberal as anyone can be. 

I cannot stress the importance of finding a very good Investor Friendly CPA.When holding properties as a cash flow investor, the LLC (or LP) is generally the better choice because an LLC has more liberal distribution rules.

The word investment is used way too liberally.

Unless your in a ultra liberal state