It’s a beautiful thing .Best of luck

Alternative options: Properties with garage apartments, accessory dwelling units, or possibly master suites that you could enter from an external door and just hole up without ever having to see the people you're renting rooms to.

It’s beautiful.

Beautiful analogy with regards to the lowest priced neighborhood in Los Angeles.

The photos are beautiful and am of the idea, "why recreate the wheel?" 

Also, remember that one of the beauties of this business is you get to pick your customers.

A small house with beautiful floors might be worth it if it’s only 1000 sq ft, 3000 sq ft not so much.

Santa Cruz county is in the process of modifying the permits and fees on ADU's (accessory dwelling units) I'd wait a bit to see how this all shakes out unless your in a rush.

Looking for advice on what to do.I'm house hacking and generally happy living with my great tenants, however I've welcomed 2 beautiful daughters to this world and our current 850sqft 2Bed/1Bath unit is starting to get cramped (particularly with fam visits over the holiday!)

I buff and re-coat my rentals almost every time I re-rent as it makes them look beautiful and uniform again.