My intention is to collect a portion of the utilities and snow removal for CAM, however, to get tenants in the door, I am offering just a flat rate for the first 6-12 months.  

We both live in Washington State and have no intention of going to another state though we are under contract on a house in Cle Elum now putting us further away from Seattle and the bulk of our rentals; however, if were both self-employed getting around to the properties becomes less of an issue. 

You might ask if there intention is to wholesale the house.

My intention is to use both licenses to control any (investing) deals front to back.  

When we acquired this house, the intention was to complete its separation into an over/under duplex and rent out 2 4-bedroom apartments, after the existing tenants moved out.  

It was not my intent to offend, but to discuss the issues at hand.

Regardless of what CA is, there are issues with HUD and compliance at the national level, when state law is insufficient or does not address the intent of the SAFE Act, it will default to the national act, that may be determined by HUD and could be brought up in any future legal concerns.

You asked what price range I was going to be doing....and at first the intent is to start with "starter" houses in decent neighborhoods that will sell for $105,000-$115,000.

Well I had the mindset on buying my first single family home and living in it with the intention of renting it out to tenants in the future.

My intention is just to have only girl in the lease and do not have her partner.