I asked Jekyll to order specific security items, like a real alarm and a number of dummy cameras to be placed at specified points on the exterior, as well as to reinforce a vulnerable entry point.

What you just wrote here just reinforces the two options I gave you as being correct. 

lolCan it be fixed from the exterior and reinforced from interior?

This will clarify and reinforce what you are reading.

It's not inflation.And just to reinforce that point, to call it inflation, you would need to explain inversion in various money market curves. 

And that's not even mentioning how disruptive and disrespectful some STR guests have become, nor the constantly evolving and restrictive rules imposed by the STR platform, nor the fact that we're at a market maximum in terms of valuation, nor the fact that I don't plan to stay in California much longer.With all that said, if I was a whale planning to stay in California I'd spend the money to fix it up, combine the 2 top floor units to make it a 2/2 master suite, reinforce the roof structure and add easier access from inside because the flat roof has a 180 degree panoramic view of downtown from the Coronado Bridge to Balboa Park. 

@David Charles Edwards to reinforce your preference to not move around a lot, making your rentals your primary residence won’t get you that far.

A few related reads that reinforce this unspoken reality: How Agent Deaths Spawned REALTOR® ActionBroker beware: From robbery to assault, realty agents face big risksHow a Real Estate Agent Survived Attack By Man She Was Showing a Home toShock Study: More Than 50% of Realtors Carry Weapons on Showings

I approach this first as a real estate investor, and then use my expertise as a litigation lawyer to reinforce my investment strategies.

I like the "Overall statement that BP is a positive and reinforcing forum", yes it is...Account Closed, I think the idea of getting a "steal...of a deal" totally blinded you from seeing that this man had just lost his wife and of course elderly.