I feel a female is better at looking at a property and managing it then a male because most women see the whole picture.

Invest in some good body armor. 

This is how I sell it -- Most understand and appreciate the process:- $35 fee for each adult >18 years payable directly to Transunion Smart Move (not me)- Fee is mandatory and all of my tenants have gone through the screening process- I want all of my tenants to feel comfortable with their fellow tenants - As a female (or as a husband), I'm confident you will appreciate these measures to enhance the safety and comfort of your loved ones against those who may have a violent or sexual assault history

"The Property Tax Appeal Board (PTAB) is a quasi-judicial body made up of five Members and a professional staff which serves the Board.

You will have to get the proper approval through whatever bureaucratic bodies have jurisdiction over there property and financing will be a whole different can of worms.

This implies that a local agency would be a local code agency/government body, not a state-owned corporation.Also, California Code in another piece of legislation does have a definition:https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?

Any body know a good list broker that would be able to put together a absentee landlord list?

I would take tenant A because there are less bodies in the home and a higher income.

Therefore you are actually putting voided deeds into escrow which does no body any good.  

Cities are engaged in the social aspects of property ownership, low moderate income housing, middle income neighborhoods, several reasons why but it often for keeping the tax basis more favorable and, political bodies have image problems favoring landlords or investors who are in business, there is a line where government is to stay out of business and influence competition.