Specifically:What were your biggest challenges (zoning, drainage, ventilation, fire code, utilities, tenant improvements)?

I’ve been working on this exact problem with Kove, think of it as an AI property manager in your pocket.What I’ve learned from my own rentals is landlords don’t quit over one big fire, they quit from constant friction.

Hey Maya,Welcome to landlording — this is one of those “baptism by fire” moments that every owner gets eventually.

The lease that I use (and would guess most boilerplates) have a clause about the lease ends in the event of a long term unoccupiable event (fire, for example.)

The key is running conservative numbers up front and having multiple exit strategies so you’re not forced into a fire sale when the market or contractors slow you down.

Insurance, meanwhile, tends to be more expensive than for mobile home parks due to higher liability risks—fires from faulty hookups, slips and falls, dog bites, or sewer backups are just a few of the exposures you need to insure against.

Great contractors are hard to find and its more likely they will fire you before you will fire them. 

Increase the rent as much as possible, get the “fire or health hazard” cleared up, get a new multi page California legal lease signed, etc etc.  

He was fired for some reason today," or the debtor quits and you start over with more delays and fees, if and when he gets another job, and you find it.

The fire destroyed everything—his documents, belongings, even his dog—and his wife nearly lost her life.