I would start with the Fair Market Rents (FMR) in the county where the property is located and use that as a basis to negotiate from there.Thanks Jaycee, are to referring to the HUD website? 

I totally get wanting local insights in the Sacramento area; it can really help.With your hands-on experience in flips and rentals, you’re already ahead.

Even in an STR.  

I'm househacking my 4bd/3ba home in Henderson.

That guy suddenly owes $250k in taxes plus penalties and fees. 

For a great offer, you throw in the furniture if they want to keep doing the MTR.

We just bought a home with an "in law suite" apartment.

I can share a good investor focused agent that we leverage in Edmonton 

There's no point in asking for directions if you have no idea where you want to end up.Once you have a starting point, destination, and your mode of transportation, ask some questions and we'll be happy to help!

I recommend that you learn the tax code and take ownership over your strategy.Not having some foundational knowledge and an opinion on how to approach taxes as a business owner is a huge mistake.In my experience, every single business owner who says "I just let my CPA worry about it and I focus on my business" is doing a suboptimal job at tax planning.They are likely missing out on 10s or hundreds of thousands in saved dollars every year.Stop making excuses and get to work.Just a few months of part-time learning about taxes will pay you for the rest of your career.