Regardless, this is a pressing situation so the earlier you take action, it will be better before the situation worsens 

Do they usually figure out, and when/if they do, how hard do they press?

That's a $25,000 increase on your initial investment, giving you a 25% return rather than just 5% which you’d be hard pressed to get with any other investment vehicle.

Many lenders are less than excited about lending to churches and landlords to rent to them as they don’t want to be in the press evicting or foreclosing on a church.

As cities contemplate new ordinances, savvy investors are proactively seeking innovative solutions to address the pressing issue of affordable housing.

NOLO press has a book regarding the topic specific to California.https://store.nolo.com/products/how-to-buy-a-house-in-califo...

There are 2 methods of using my program to examine total absorption, I am not sure which you are using to arrive at your conclusion.Method 1: If you are using the dashboard (entering City/Zip and pressing Go), the %'s you are seeing are the % difference from the last Quarter or Year, so they would be different for every City/Zip Code (one zip code absorption increased 90% and another only increased 30%).Method 2: If you are using the Statistics Menu options below the Dashboard and generating charts for your specific City/Zip, the SF/Bay Area was last updated 9/29, so it has most of Q3, and no Q4 transactions:So if you were generating charts for a Specific City/Zip with the 'Rental Data' or 'Sales Data' radio inputs below the dashboard, and looking at the Q4 total absorption of the Bay Area (or a Zip Code in the Bay Area), the issue you replied about makes sense, the data is simply missing.If you could please clarify I will look into it and report back, thanks

@John Underwood We launched that press release a few months ago, a pleasant surprise to see the discussion this morning :) @Richard ElvinI'm with you!

What you are describing is very doable.We have a knack for creating spaces that speak to discerning guests—where great design and details go a long way in garnering market leading high nightly rates, as well as notable press in publications such as Dwell, and Architectural Digest. 

Some major negative press would be a good thing for the general public at this point.