., few of our clients have gone through SB9 for the unit add-on within LA county, but I haven't seen anyone do it for the lot split.

The questions you listed are exactly what newer investors often overlook, especially when they focus too much on the numbers and not enough on day-to-day management.I’d add one more: ask how they handle local vendor relationships, especially for maintenance and emergency repairs.

@Crystal Gibson Because you have kids, I generally recommend looking for single-family homes with finished basements that have a private walkout and entry...preferably with a bedroom, bathroom, and a kitchenette (or at least room to add one).

@Desiree Rejeili Great post, Desiree — and I’d add one more strategy most sellers overlook:Rent the property out temporarily while the market resets.When a home doesn’t sell, many owners assume their only options are:Relist and drop the price againLet it sit vacant and hope things changePull it off the market and do nothingBut there’s a fourth option — and it’s smart in today’s environment:✅ Let a professional property management company lease it out for 12–24 months.You preserve your equity, offset expenses with rental income, and give the market time to stabilize.

It's just not the price range we've been looking in, mostly looking at far less acreage and smaller properties to rent out until we can get there and rehab, add on, make our own.

Our guests aren’t expecting luxury add-ons—and this update just doesn’t fit our model.So for us, it’s a no.But what about you?

@Enrique Jevons I would add one point, in some places you file a complaint but for real time noise that is an issue don't call your landlord call the local authority. 

If youre using a dedicated origination platform like Baseline, TMO, Mortgage Automator, etc, then I believe they have add-ons for this.

Maybe they get lucky and the borrower stops paying the 2nd first so they can foreclose before the 1st piles up all the add ons. 

That's a great summary and it sounds like it offers more than RentRedi (without the add-ons at least).