Not to mention the house next door looks boarded up.

Also suggest you avoid a business name suggesting Property Management to stay below the radar of the State RE Board - - you're just providing ancillary services, not PM per se

Along with @Robert Melcher suggestion, I would suggest trying the real estate boards he is apart of in Texas.

I've never felt comfortable with this person and that's not a good way to start a long-term investor relationship, even if he were a above-board.

I wanted to get the opinion of the board on which component of the rehab process offers the "best return on sweat equity."

She might be on board, but perhaps needs a little more time to let go of buying her dream house for another year. 

Again, I'm not sure about California, but in Washington, the Liquor & Cannabis Board have specific guidelines around the types of safe you have to have on premise, as well as cameras, etc, in respect to the security issues that someone mentioned earlier in the thread.

Try to maximize your time and dollars on properties you have a better chance of getting.House that have an occupant will cost you less in the long ring than ones that are boarded up and vacant.Stay away from the war zone areas also.Look at what it sold for last.

It looks like the elite town board is stacked against me and it is 5 male lawyers, no business people, no landlords, no other professionals.

I'm meeting with the condo board this week to try to resolve the issue.