However as our RE agent said, how could it be monitored and enforced????  

Just don’t chose to pay for all their continuous monitoring,l stuff.

Once Starbucks is there you are well behind the curve.Ways we monitor are watching local papers, planning meetings, studies, and one of the best is your local business journal.  

Solutions:1. purchase it..then market and resell2. get licensed

If that's not available, one can purchase bentonite (used to seal water well caps after drilling) or possibly the poor mans solution of mixing in cheap (clay) kitty litter, which is lower quality bentonite.

I'm really not fond of dark grout but as you say, it certainly is one solution.

If you get caught talking to Sollars in person presenting solutions to them, the DRE it's going to consider that acting without a license with lease option flips.Now if you gonna buy on terms like subject to and wraparound mortgages, you don't need a license because you're acting as a principal and then you gonna own it, and nobody can tell you what to do after you own it.But it's advantageous to have a license because you can network with other attorneys and agents, split commissions, offer to list a house along with buying on terms.Lee there are no shortcuts in California, get your license@Dev Horn might want to add something, he is a great saying it we buy houses.com "be a real estate solutions provider for the seller"

Called the all plane parachute  but it actually works  LOL...Good luck on it... if those numbers hold true as I state its a stellar deal.As long as you live right there and can monitor it.Also you need to have the wherewithal to pay off the first if it goes wonky. there was a thread last week on a lady in Alameda CA who did a small second 50k behind a very large HML 500k. and the guy went dark and she can't cure the first I suspect she will lose all her money. 

I wanted to highlight the significance of monitoring your credit report, especially if you're considering a major financial move like buying a home.

No room for delays or emotions in business dealings.All of this assuming you have a good PM and not one that simply takes your money and does not regularly monitor the property and tenants.