There are jurisdictions (parish to parish here) that have very different attitudes toward landlord vs tenant situations.There are reasons why LA is where it is on this list:http://www.instituteforlegalreform.com/statesYour tenants are immersed in advertising (billboard, TV, radio, etc.) to  pursue legal action in the event of any accident, injury or incident and with "hungry" attorneys everywhere you turn, you will have to defend yourself sooner or later.It sounds like your father-in-law is great for the role you want him to play.  

Why or even how can a bank bid beyond the judgment amount against the defendant.  

And you can even pick the ncaa national champion in the comments...most importantly, you may or may not know, chad is a BP member and you can even message him ( he is in the comments on the  aforementioned interview, too).

wow lots of people defending a guru's work of pure fiction.   

Number of the attorney, plaintiff information, defendant information, sale date etc.I print out a bunch of these forms go to the courthouse and perform searches on sales that resulted in third-party buyers.

@Wesley Wong  on the West coast in the urban areas  SEA PDX SFO LA SD etc I always champion owning your own home first then go shopping.My home purchase's in the SF Bay Area over the years go without saying...

The insurance company only cares about defending you properly when they have plenty to lose.

After defending my dissertation recently, I suddenly found myself in the confines of a cubicle, working a 9-5 in order to live in the same place as my military husband.

I am a petite female which leads some to believe that I may not be able to defend myself in an unfortunate situation - forgive me as I was raised by a Police Officer - these thoughts are simply ingrained in me.

They may not have the resources to defend against your suit.