And since Anaheim and Garden Grove both stopped giving out new STR license, I thought Santa Ana would be the best bet due to its relative proximity and the city seem to have no regulation against STR.

Grass is dead and hardly any plants in the garden beds. 

Garden hoses may not be connected to bath or kitchen faucets.

It certainly does not meet the 1% rule either.And according to Redfin/Zillow estimates, appreciation after 10 years has been small as well, since it's a garden style condo.

Round two,,,buy 100 houses like the 1st 12...Highest and best use = a garden in some areas, but maybe a cheap place to plant the drive by's--a low cost grave yard.

Bonus points for Windermere/Winter Garden/Ocoee area contractors.

We own a portfolio of about 250 units comprised of small garden-style complexes and duplexes.

They do business on the reputations of the three principles who all seem like great people - but also seem like my competition if I were to sign on there.I interviewed with Better Homes & Gardens. 

Buena Park is more friendly to ADU's in OC than lets say Anaheim or Garden Grove.Los Angeles city is more lenient my assumption that cities in Los Angeles County might be that way too.I am going through each city and looking to do the same.

But some of the more popular activities in that area would have been a bit of a trek from Cape Coral (Naples Zoo, Naples Botanical Gardens, 5th Avenue in Naples, etc.).