It is 4 bedrooms each unit, has a nice back yard, and a lot of off street parking. 

Sahil,You can only rollover your employer 401k into self-directed Solo 401k if you are eligible for it: have legitimate self-employment activity or small business (can be on the side), and don't have any full time employees working for you.

In addition, it can be of great value with a hard-to-sell home, like on a busy street corner or backing to a shopping mall or something as it will attract buyers who may not qualify for traditional financing so they may be more willing to purchase at seller's price if seller finances.   

Great weather, no state income tax/corporate tax, tons to do, limited traffic, great outdoors activity, close to L.A

Basically on Nov 12th that active unit will have been vacant for 6 months and the property goes back to single family use. 

Look at google street view... second unit, with the sheriff eviction notice and the trashed miniblinds.

Find out who the active rehabbers in your area use for roofing.

They can tell you right down to the street which areas to avoid, vs what parts of town are better.You’ll also get a good feel for the management company through this call.

I was able to send one the other day, from someone's profile, that had a "contact me" link on it, but now any time I type someone's name in the "new message" window, it resets itself...I see the note that I can only send messages to one user at a time until I upgrade, but does that actually mean I can only have one active message thread at any given time? 

You also consolidate maintenance and repairs, bill paying, payroll etc.One other advantage is an ability to generate "active" income via the PM company and create retirement plans, benefits, SS credits etc.