Look for things like whether the windows are new or old, if the property is boarded up, and any signs of structural issues. 

We did a 100% gut/rehab on a 1950's house in 2018 and converted it to a duplex, turned out beautiful, salvaged the original wood floors in parts of the house, put good LVP in the rest, simple plastic mini blinds on every window.

If we throw all of this out of the window, what would you recommend I set up for both asset protection, minimizing tax liability (including CA crazy $800 per LLC fee), and probate planing.

.- Most cities do NOT care if an owner lives in basement, but will not allow a tenant to unless baement has legal egress window.3) Check local statutes if any limitations on how many unrelated roommates are allowed.4) Check with local building dept to see if rental inspections and corresponding requirements.5) Local statutes allow locks on bedroom doors?

If your investment window is 20 years and you buy todays technology you may well have a better result than waiting 10 years and having half the investment window to buy.

No additional locks shall be placed on doors or windows.

.$34.99 - Gourmia 6-Qt Digital Window Air Fryer with 12 Presets - https://www.target.com/p/gourmia-6-qt-digital-window-air-fry...Every STR should have an air fryer.

Lastly is structures, and to be honest I think we'd probably have to move the needle $100k or so on that item because I have a feeling from what I've seen thus far is these structures are not of the most durable enduring type and I will have some considerable cap-x over 10yr window on them.

Sell: The home is stunning, with features like a 2-story wall of windows and a central, convenient location.

As for the window blind, I told the PM that if the tenant complaints multiple times, I would just replace it eventually.