Yes, you can fight it, but you are fighting against a department of a government agency, one that has deep pockets, and their sole purpose for existing is to punish landlords. 

Where info is thin or scattered, having everything centralized (your policies, resident agreements, house rules, incident/UA logs, grievance and appeals processes, governance, safety, neighbor relations) removes the guesswork.If you want, I can connect you with a couple of my Pennsylvania students so you can hear how they handled licensing and getting their first referral partners in Philly.

I've thought about it a bit, but the tax burden whenever I've looked here in The Netherlands has been pretty high comparatively speaking, and regulations are a bit tough to swallow as a potential landlord (even if I largely agree in principle with them). 

I’m grateful for all the awnsers and advice I’ve been given.As for the land, Maria is right with spanish bureaucracy and that can be troubling sometimes.Nothenless, being a bedroom city (we call it like this here, 30 min from an important city), government usually promote this developments.In our specific case, we already have a network of business can do the labour, and we are exploring financing options. 

**Educate Yourself Continuously:** Real estate is a dynamic field, and staying informed about market trends, legal regulations, and investment strategies is crucial.

I'd love to utilize their expertise when assessing a property since they are local but I'm not sure what the general expectation is when I don't have a tangible property and I have not entered into contract to work with them yet.Some questions I have are: local regulations/permitting timeline, property's potential from their perspective, landscaping/amenities cost estimate (they also help facilitate this).

I do not live in California but you better look at all state laws and regulations - I know California is very strict and has lots of regulations that can be costly if you are not aware of them. 

People and governments need to stop talking and do it.    

With the laws and regulations that protect homeowners, these can be landmines compared to investment-type business purpose loans.

That’s true of all monopolies both government or corporate, and often even when 2 or 3 different entities have “divided” market share.