The condo I'm selling in CA could sell for approximately $600k, and I was thinking of rolling that into 2 condo/townhomes valued at about $250k each, then doing DST for the remaining around $100 for the 1031.

That home was in Milpitas CA.. probably worth about 1 mil today.. but I lived there 2 years sold it made over 50k and I was off to the races.. primary home equity as I look back 50 years of ownership and multiple homes has made me well over 2.5 million in tax free gains. 

Curious as to thoughts on building ADU’S for equity in LA / SoCal market.Search BP forums for appraisals associated with California ADU additions in single family zones.  

Hey Aishan, I personally own 12-doors in Detroit and I live in California.

Check it out.I am currently licensing a 12 bed RCFE in Santa Cruz, CA.

s (at least here in CA) must comply with all of this if having w2 employee's.

If convicted of bank fraud you may be facing large fines of up to $1,000,000 and/or imprisonment of up to thirty years.Posted without comment.Okay, so one comment:Just because someone in your community says it's okay to do, better clear it with the feds first, or you may be talking with them later..This reminds me of a Subto in California that went bad and wasn't handled correctly. 

For appreciating CA properties this could easily be a 7 digit step up in value but i would think in all CA markets would be significant.  

I am an out of state investor from California.

Having developed a majority of my career in CA the regulations and red tape for construction and development are intense.