@jpn-- In the auto ownership component model, I can pass in parameters like the edb_directory like so:
model, data = component_model(modelname, return_data=True, edb_directory = 'C:\output3\estimation_data_bundle\auto_ownership')

But I don't think this is possible for the location choice models like school location because the parameters are not exposed in the component model functions:
https://github.com/ActivitySim/activitysim/blob/master/activitysim/estimation/larch/location_choice.py#L297

They are available in the location_choice_model function, so could be made available to each component model:
https://github.com/ActivitySim/activitysim/blob/master/activitysim/estimation/larch/location_choice.py#L35