Be creative in finding tenants by partnering with local, state, or even national businesses.

If the ADU is a separate structure it is generally pretty easy to get a sub meter put in for utilities.

Has anyone ever tried to register their Real Estate Business with the SDVOSBC on the SAM website for federal government bids on contracts?

Even if you create a non-CA LLC, if you are managing the business from California, you will likely be deemed to be "doing business" in California and therefore likely subject to CA taxes.

Obtaining a real estate salesperson license is relatively easy, thus the barrier to entry is nonexistent.

My wife is a veteran real estate agent in SF and is very focused on continuing to build her book of business, so I'm leading the charge in the household on the investment side.

Michael Blank is a super nice guy, so I wouldn't want to take anything away from him, but tagging along might be a temporary and easy solution. 

@Reagan Clo sounds very suspect, especially as it’s usually very easy to check ownership through online public records, unless you own them in a LLC or trust where your name is not in the title, which you usually do for privacy, not to then hand out copies to strangers.

I can't be sure, but it's an easy mistake to make at first glance. 

Since beginning, I've rented to about 8 different people from various walks of life - mainly business travlers from other countries, rotating medical students, and travel nurses.