Check your state's laws about tenant possessions.

(Everyone complains that they can smell each other's food and smoke and  in each other's apartments ) The building is in Northern Jersey where I believe the building is responsible to provide ventilation by law. 

@Prashanth Mahakali might know this answer, but otherwise it may be worth talking to an immigration attorney...the last thing you want to do is put your H1B at risk.

I have learned a lot about the process from listening to BP podcast and other sources, but I still don't know about Oregon's specific laws surrounding wholesaling. 

Request that she confirm one of these options or propose an alternative.Set Clear Policies on Access: If you haven’t already, share the access policy stated in the lease agreement or according to state law.

That is not correct as to my understanding of the tax law.

Quote from @Ingrid Hussey:First I would check with local and state laws on this...

The beauty of CA is the lenient ADU laws, the downside is the the entry point to get in. 

Although I am not a legal expert and am not familiar with Michigan state laws, I think a partition could be helpful if it leads to pleading your case in front of a judge who can ultimately decide.

Because honestly, at one point, I considered his offer and was afraid of the possibility that if I didn't accept I'd be taken to court and be responsible for putting my children on the street, and I can see those types of scare tactics and resulting emotions being enough to scare someone into complying with a transaction no matter how laden it is with misrepresentation, non disclosure and fraud it could be.Again, I don't know if I misunderstood the laws and regulations or not, I could be wrong.