Local culture is important to me.Ok I think that's probably enough info- and yes, I realize it's a big state.

However, the very tenant friendly/anti-landlord culture of the state has caused a great deal of fear about issuing notices of any type during this time. 

-ensure addition met proper set back requirements-pay permits, fines, and park tax.Depending on the culture of the planning department, you may not want to ask a third party what it will take.

I attribute this to a couple of things: 1) LA vs KC is a major price difference, LA is actually about 10x more expensive. 2) culture, in KC people are generally honest and trustworthy, much less true in CA. 3) litigious culture, related to 2 but generally more litigious in CA.

In theory yes and in the short term yes, the biggest gainers from remote working trends will be outlying areas like Santa Cruz, Napa etc versus out of state location s like Montana or Idaho etc.But I also think once Covid talk dissipates office culture will take over and old habits WILL return.

I think seeing residential real estate, especially handyman fixer-upper properties, as an investment is very different when you come from certain immigrant cultures that have histories of doing this: as my wife is Russian and I am Greek with a significant personal and family history in this work, it wasn't so difficult.But in general, when I am convinced that something is worthwhile and I think my wife should look at it, I give her a manageable amount of material and ask her to look at it.

This will also spell out all the rules and regulations to continue to qualify/ avoid eviction.Instead of using fear of eviction as a means to keep tenants in line, create a cultural shift to address underlying problems instead.

@Matthew Irish-Jones thank you!

I would like to thank @Matthew Irish-Jones for being the spark to the fire of getting this journey started for me.So May 2018 I was able to secure a FHA loan at 3.5% down for a home up to 150k.

@Matthew Irish-JonesThanks a lot!