Not only that, it was illegal - it is a federal crime to abuse the DMCA in the manner he abused it.So here is the point - through his "Licensed Branding LLC" team, he "fabricated" an issue of "copyright abuse" in order to try an illegal take-down under DMCA.

I would guess you give them a way out of the lease in some manner?

As long as I can hire well, and as long as I can create scalable, repeatable systems and processes, I should be able to build a sustainable business that barely even needs me.Then I go on vacation for the rest of my life

Just a way to cover costs until I find something more sustainable.

I'm wondering if I'm going about this in the appropriate manner and wanted to seek some advice. 

We plan on continuing in this manner. 

Almost all the Tiny homes that have been and are being built do not meet residential code and the odds are you wont be able to convert them to be able to at a cost effective manner.

You've probably heard of big Landlords losing property, but only because they were flagrantly violating Fair Housing, running a slum, or otherwise violating the law in an egregious manner.

There has never been a time that CA has had a long sustained decline.

I wouldn't take additional debt on a property that is not self-sustaining with positive cashflow.