My cousin lives out there and she told me stories. Housing is such a problem, she rented out her mother-in-law suite which isn't much. But she's getting over a thousand bucks a month, and she didn't even try. She said she could probably get closer to $1,300 a month if she wanted.
I read an article about a year ago when they were proposing rent control by the government. I don't know if it passed or not, but yet another great Democrat idea; control how much money people could make from their hard work and investments.
I sold when I left because rental laws there make it impossible to evict anyone. They can literally destroy your property in front of your eyes and you can’t legally do anything.
I would never want to be a landlord in a state like that. I've been doing it 25 years here, and think back at the hell past tenants have put me through. Fortunately over here, you can have somebody thrown out of their unit in less than three weeks, and you can sue in small claims for damages, back rent, time off of work for court, legal fees, and any other associated expenses.
Also here in CA... if you receive an eviction notice, that tenant can have damn near anyone file paperwork saying they are sub-letting from that tenant, even without being on the lease or rental agreement. Gives them additional rights to stay on the property. Sometimes up to 45 more days. Legally.
It can take months to get some renters out. Plus the expenses.
That's why I'm glad I'm a landlord here instead of there. Here, the court is basically on the side of the landlord. If the tenant appears in court, the court asks both parties if they can come to some sort of resolution. If either side says no, then the eviction goes into motion.
The court orders the tenant to vacate the premises in three days. Of course they can't in most cases, so you have to file for additional actions by the court which takes up to two weeks for judgement. After that, if the tenant is not out of the unit, the bailiff comes out to remove the tenant, stay until all the locks are changed, and informs the tenant that unless they have the landlords permission, any presence on the property is trespassing.