Religious organizations usually have partial or full exemption from real estate taxes and their holding cost on real property is lower than yours. 

The elderly people in particular would put up huge fusses to their political leaders to keep airbnb offerings out.

A good start will be leaders/organizers of each county within SoCal, ie LA County meetups, OC meetup group, San Diego meetup group, etc.

It might be, as Al Williamson mentions in this article, getting involved in your community and just helping to improve the neighborhood (and in the process, networking with other community leaders and investors - see comments).

Tony Nuda and Greg Zessin are great leaders of the Springfield Area Landlords Association. 

When your a Landlord your a leader, and you must LEAD.

Well I made a living selling property owner financed to my Bay Area Saudi clients who could not pay interest for religious reasons... and its how I discovered the no interest seller carry back loan that has treated me very well over the years...

4 votes for BP and 18 to current leader.

However, true leaders and business operators are one's who can weather the good times and the bad times.

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