Will this be something in your alley or should I be specific to practical relative application of interpretation with regard to zoning and development perhaps an attorney that is local and knows the culture, the personnel inside the zoning and planning department?

When you build a company involved with the types of projects you're mentioning, a Real Estate savvy CPA can bring tons of value such as:1) Increased profits from helping you interpret your numbers (rather than just telling you what they are)2) Increased cash flow through tax and business strategies3) Full financial statements by property every week/month4) Credibility when you start using investors or create a syndicate5) Freeing up your time, etc...Which can be worth worth much more than their cost.Flips, buy & holds, and commercial projects all have different tax strategies and favored entity structures- so it's important to find someone who specializes in RE (as you mentioned).Additionally, I would recommend having the same person handle the bookkeeping, tax strategy, and be the "quarterback" for the other professionals (attorneys, self directed 401Ks, estate planners).

Also, I’m sure the property couldn’t be on the mls twice, if I interpreted your post correctly. 

I may have interpreted this incorrectly but I was reading on this forum some people saying that you cannot deduct anything on your STR until after it is technically available to rent because until that point it's not technically a business.Doesn't sound right to me because if you have to do a rehab on it and have to purchase tools/materials to accomplish that, then this would obviously be done prior to the property being available to rent which would mean you wouldn't be able to deduct those tools/materials used for the rehab?  

@Asher AnthesThis is a matter of interpretation of the law, and such interpretations are often litigated.

The court said there was no "reasonable interpretation" by which merely housing or providing services to unauthorized immigrants would constitute harboring those people from protection."

I should have read our policy booklet in detail too, but when the adjuster explained that if a stranger had vandalized the house and not a tenant, and there had to have been a certain kind of destruction when the copper was stolen, I have to wonder if the booklet is simply a vague, interpretive guide...for the insurance company to spin to the situation. 

My interpretation is both depends on the market, and both have different strategies to make one successful.

The attorney can interpret the proposed ordinance for you and advise you of your rights and obligations under the ordinance if it is enacted.

If voting is interpreted as "performs activities in California on behalf of the LLC" then I would expect no one would consider any LLC investment outside CA for fear of being tagged with the "fee".