As a landlord, you should vote No on Prop 33.Costa-Hawkins restricts most control laws that local cities and counties can impose. 

However, are there restrictions on this?

Regulated by the county of Riverside not the city, thus not subject to the restrictions.

Your program sounds spot on, I like the "graduating" to less restrictive properties, but initial intake into the most tightly controlled home.The NIMBY factor is certainly an obstacle, but can be overcome with persistence (of legal action to enforce one's property rights, assuming one is in a correctly zoned area).something that could be added is work outreach program, as the ability to find work after recovery is obviously critical.

Some of the surrounding cities that don't currently restrict short term rentals are discussing adding restrictions in the future.

Conventional versus non-qm products have similar pricing, but restrictions on DTI and capped number of properties will limit how far one can go using conventional.

I understand there is an AGI limit that applies, restricting my ability to write off certain expenses if my AGI exceeds a certain amount.Regardless of what can/can't be written off for my particular situation, I assume the majority of the tax savings I am able to write off would come back to me directly in my tax rebate, correct?

There are differences in buying (BC has a transfer tax, AB doesn't) and AB doesn't have the restrictions on rentals like some parts of BC-with the vacancy tax. 

Private money lending often comes with fewer restrictions compared to traditional lending, but there are still a few costs you might incur throughout the process.Private lenders often charge points (1-3% of the loan amount) as an upfront fee.

Most investors I come across think note investing is restricted to INCOME, and are totally unaware that notes can be used for capital gains and wealth building.