I saw @james wise thread on the fires in general but here are some other thoughts now that this has grown , I think it's important and very interesting...a) What will happen with CA insurance? They already lost some m...

The remaining potential issue is their rental properties.

I am particularly concened about the water meters not being hooked up and potential charges there. 

We put our first home on the market for rent $1450.00 and right away, not even a week my realtor found some potential tenants.

Although it isn't some miraculous contract that will hold a buyer hostage, there can be repercussions to you and/or the agent you eventually earn a commission with.

Off grid sounds cool to some, but it really limits your potential guest pool.

If I have a potential tenant that I like then I work with them. 

It was in response to a potential emergency situation (ex: a water heater in one of my units was leaking and they paid a little over $2,000 for replacement).

The investors get much more profit out of the property.Recommend having a very open conversation with your FIL, expressing your interest in potentially taking over the property from him.

Also 4th quarter of last year Packwood and county officially did discuss potentially regulating STR's by either limiting numbers or adding a tax to cover increases in local services that are needed.