Andy Sirkin (fantastic legal team from SF) has a library of free online articles and a set of agreements to purchase, to help you on your way to become a Subject Mater Expert. https://andysirkin.com/article...Elizabeth and Christina (The Rental Girls) have done a great job pioneering the shared ownership (TIC's) model in Southern CA. 

I rented out my Indianapolis suburban home in 2019 when I moved back to California.

Are your investments registered with either the SEC or with the California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation?

In California SCE is always turning off the power. 

Some states like california you can do trust deeds where you break off the loan into multiple pieces.All of these will require significant capital to scale with your own funds. 

"California's homeowners insurance crisis is growing and spreading to car insurance"https://www.kpbs.org/news/economy/2023/07/07/californias-hom...

I talked to numerous California investors in real life and phone/Zoom calls who have lost money in far away OOS markets, mostly Midwest markets (e.g. repairs, capital expenses, bad tenants, properties vandalized while under renovation, evicted tenant stole all the appliances, property managers with high fees or overcharging for repairs).

Looks like you brought the California sun with you.

I recommend 2 Queen beds (King if you can) over choose two twins.  

In California, a Will alone is usually not sufficient to avoid probate.