He also doesn't control regulations in the states/cities, but his attempts to cut regulations may trickle down and impact personal property rights and people's ability to use their properties as they see fit.

One particular point can not be over emphasized; even if someone has and is willing to invest the capital in attempting to build or scale their business or investments, they still May fail if they do not possess or can not evaluate those who CLAIM to possess the necessary expertise required for scaling. 

PreREO made 2 unauthorized attempts to access my bank account to withdraw funds that were over and above the monthly interest payments.

It's hard to tell if Josh knows this and is just trying to blackmail me in an attempt to get me to try to work on his behalf in twisting the sellers arm to do what Josh wants.

There are some accountants out there who say that the very act of doing a 1031 exchange is an attempt to avoid tax and so a 1031 purchase from a related party is a non-starter. 

Some I’ve dabbled in as hobbies, some were full blown business ventures that I attempted to grow and failed.

It's not some MLM, pyramid type gig you can just experiment with attempting to make quick or easy money.

Seems like a very strict penalty if this is not followed through.The CTA provides that willfully reporting or attempting to report false or fraudulent beneficial ownership, or willfully failing to report or make updates to the reported data shall be punished with a civil penalty of up to $500/day while the violation continues (up to $10,000) and a criminal penalty of up to two years in prison. 

Yeah, I think you may be missing an attempt at humor here....but then you are an accountant..... :-)

Despite my initial contact on December 17, 2023, and subsequent emails to Courtney.Sansone the problem remains unresolved.The issue arose when I attempted to link my Bigger Pockets PRO account to my Stessa account.