Simply educating tenants and landlords on the current process would accomplish the same thing as the ordinance at little or no cost.Invasion of PrivacyThis ordinance is a discriminatory invasion of privacy.

Admittedly we need to do a better job at finding alternate/off market deals- and I'm relying heavily on BP to help with my education/plan of action. 

I found a agent (who wasn't investor friendly), they gave me a lender (who was terrible), who gave me a title company (who messed up the closing continuously), and finally the insurance person (who gave me too low of coverage).

2) Continue renting in LA for $1,000-$1,500 monthly and invest out of state.

I currently have six rentals, one commercial, one new construction spec and seven parcels of developed land that I will continue to build on.

You'll find a ton of great resources under education. 

This involves calling the PM for the HOA who called the tenants, and when it continued, call the out of state owner, who couldn't be located.

The IRS rules allow me to manage it, but I have always used a property manager and will continue to do so.

I have no experience investing in real estate, but I'm educating myself daily to begin my REI career in the near future. 

(I've tried two property managers, but have fired both because of poor performance...I have one for my out of town property & he is amazing)Option 2) Use commercial bank financing through my local bank to continue making acquisitions of SFRs to grow the portfolio.