I had a fantastic time, and, as always, I learned so much from our interactions.

I agree there was an element of risk, in large part due to my being early in my career and the lure of cash in hand. 

Again, the BiggerPockets store has some books for this or you can learn by watching podcasts, reading blogs, and interacting on the forum.

The elements of which were much more similar to the 2023 bill that was passed.

I'm not familiar with the case, and don't have rentals there, but there is a bit of poetic justice here...not that I agree with the overall result, but far too often I interact those who simply institute 'clauses' in a contract (Lease, PSA, Options etc) which are grossly one sided or as it seems in this case unlawful.

Based on the statutes, the legislative history, and the case law, the following 7 essential elements will help guide you when working with your lawyer and administrator. 1.Third Party Administrator (TPA) – I use Trust-CFO as my firms third party administrator for my CA clients with PRPs. 2.Qualified diagnosis by the TPA to determine if you even qualify3.Asset exemption analysis by the TPA to determine which of your assets are eligible for exemption4.Funding analysis based on income, age, and retirement needs5.Plan documentation and funding of plan – this is a critical step often overlooked or not done correctly.

The website you posted a link to is some non-interactive landing page done in 3rd world country. 

What would you recommend as the most cost-effective approach to obtaining all the necessary elements for a building permit?

We've had really good bang for buck value with Zumper as far as ILS goes.We also bought a matterport camera and create a virtual tour of each available rental which creates a nice interactive way for prospective tenants to see a space and get an idea for its layout before touring.We use Appfolio for management software and it pushes the listings automatically out to any ILS who will listen which has been a huge help not having to list the same property on multiple sites. 

I look forward to meeting and interacting with everyone and hope to be the one giving advice here soon!