@Butch Greene  The buyer/borrower needs to get exemption from their lender.

There are still MANY medical professionals using FF since it's the OG of this kind of site.

Our 2/1.5s are often rented by a single traveling medical professional who just wants extra space and can afford it.We'll see as time goes on.  

I work in a medical field and there's always a shortage. 

Fair Housing may not apply to you: https://www.equalhousing.org/fair-housing-topics/exemptions-...2.

I am a small business owner who has been involved with multiple syndicates in the past. But I’ve come to realize in order to maximize the tax benefits and long-term earnings. I need to start buying my own properties. ...

I have been both formally diagnosed and medicated in the past for paranoia, and I feel I'M BARELY PARANOID ENOUGH for real estate.

And you need to talk to an attorney to make sure you are not violating any SEC rules, i.e. even if your minimum is $1,000, if you are 506(c) exemption, your investors need to be accredited.And loans: talk to lenders.  

The job market is growing in medical, tech, and with state workers going back to the office since covid we're seeing businesses doing better.

Adam,In Berkeley, my recollection is that under Measure Q, if a single family homeowner builds an ADU AND occupies one of the two units, then the homeowner will be exempt from rent board regulations.