Please reach out, any and everything would help a lot.Depends on your budget, where you work and nature of your work, Solano County and Contra Costa County are also possible options.

Bureaucratic nature of L.A.

Theyve outsourced management to PM companies, and their property values are rising now quicker than they would have before.So good cause evictions, rent control, things of that nature hurt small landlords substantially more.

I am in Portland as well it can be a hair tricky to manage there are some rules about asking tenants to leave there are also limits on rent increases see below: https://www.portland.gov/phb/rental-services/renter-relocation-assistance#toc-when-is-a-renter-eligible-for-relocation-assistance-Have you already purchased the property?

If your looking for a free mentor, that one is something that usually happens naturally.

If they are filing false complaints it’s one thing but if it complaining and it’s true, even if it’s minor in nature - that’s more an Airbnb issue and they know how to game the system.Reality to is if you get them to stop whose to stop them to ask a friend etc.Your best bet is to talk to them and find out what the Cruz of the issue is

Is it natural or are there others that have lost sleep when they had/have first started out?

It gets the customer out of my hair during construction.  

The more research I’ve done and the deeper into the process I get I’ve noticed that I’m starting to lean towards appreciation instead of cash flow due.Is this a natural line of thinking?

The homes we build will continue to stand long after we're gone, providing homes for generations of families.Focus on giving more in value, and the rewards will naturally follow.