@Elliot B.I doubt a energy meter based on airflow, heat - etc - of any variety - would hold up if challenged in a court of law - 

Drivable to the Bay Area, much lower property taxes (that DON'T reassess on the sale), much friendlier tenant/landlord laws, strong population and job growth, strong appreciation, and also anchored by the tourism and wealth of Lake Tahoe. 

Most LLCs are set up for liability protection or similar non-tax reasons, and especially in CA, the penalties for "non authorized" practice of law are steep that a lot of CPAs will not even form the LLC for their clients. 

All laws should be upheld in the selling of these properties.

And yes, over leveraging a Subto and using "gator" lenders is not only bad practice, but it's going to lead to law suits.He is wrong on so many levels that I have posted extensively on it and it gets boring.

AGAIN Responsibilty of the Person. the point flew right over your head... this is real estate.. there are rules and laws defining how we transact business .. and its very apparent here that these rules and laws have been broken.. on many levels.but I guess when you watch American Greed you see it every weekend.. those that invest in things they think are good only to find out they are total scams.but with real estate there is an asset.. and when your provider discourages inspections and visits it should be a HUGE red flag but again you have to realize and I have seen this act before over the years... but this guy is running on celeb . 

Duplex can always add additional units via the ADU laws. 8) Related to number 1, purchasing a property with an existing ADU is cheaper than buying a property and adding an ADU.

Check your state laws on that.

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It has favorable landlord laws!