You have more important issues to focus on. 

Any area in particular you focus on for your multi families Syracuse wise?

I get why some would say investors are causing the affordability issue, but my guess is it would be a lot more productive if policies/discussions focused on two issues, (i) why haven't wages been increasing as asset prices and rent have gone up the last 10 years and (ii) why isn't there enough of an incentive for investors to build affordable housing.

My advice would be to settle on a business model/real estate investment strategy 1st and then to focus on geography 2nd.  

@Antoine Martel Yes, Airbnb would be our main focus, along with other similar sites.

If you actually want to flip in CA you will need to focus on other metrics and have realistic expectations. 

I'll read over that article and focus on 4-plexes.

@Alfred Edmonds The second bathroom is actually original; we left largely as is to focus on the master and save on rehab costs (only repainted, reglazed tub, and replaced floor and toilet).As far as light fixtures - what would you recommend instead for reasonable ROI on a not-that-great area?

@Jordan Beckett I run a YouTube channel focusing on different methods of investing and made a video on Feb 25th about a house I had seen in Roseburg for ~44k surrounding houses are 100k+, talked about rehab costs and such looking ~25-30k and reappraising above 100k afterwards.  

Once you pick an area, then you can focus on whether you want SFH or MF.