Local codes don't allow for the conversion. 

Follow the fire code!

I use them constantly to find the actual data source for probate, code enforcement, sort by type of property, lis pendins, zombie properties, power of attorney, divorce, evictions just to name a few. 

The GFI install corrected a code violation that was also a rehab omission and the charge for that was below the normal charge for an electrician to do the repair.  

Hi @Aimee Lawrence you may want to check out the South side of the 92056 zip code. 

Absentee owner, code violations, etc.

I know that they may be owned by the homeowner, but you have responsibility if they are not up to code and if the owner leaves you got the unit.

Sounds like a great strategy ... what zip codes are you investing in again?

Be sure to make sure your contract complies with civil code 1695, super important in CA. 

Under the Internal Revenue Code, repairs, renovations, and general maintenance of your personal residence are nondeductible personal expenditures""For work on a personal piece of real estate to have any tax value, it must add to the property's value or prolong its life.