I bet there were some takeaways looking back. 

Bought it as a safe bet thinking it would do roughly $35k annually in short term rents.

It does sound odd to me that there are no inspections allowed.

I really see Columbus Ohio as an extremely safe bet for the next 10-20 years.

12 or 24 Month Bank Statement is probably the best bet.

That's probably your best bet.

Odd's would be far mor ein your favor if you just bought lotto tickets. 

Perhaps I have an odd case but I paid $1.35M or $455 / sq ft for a 3,000 sq ft duplex on a 7,000 sq ft lot in Los Feliz.Once I add the ADU complex, which will be around $350K, it will be a quadplex, 4,600 sq ft of living space. 

This is the question I was going to ask....you are bucking the odds by staying in SoCal.

The best way to connect and learn is to be in rooms where it's going down.In terms of captial your best bet is to focus on a primary income that cash flow sufficiently, saving as much as you can and doing something real estate related so you can get familiar with the industry.