There are a lot of very responsible people who will make great tenants who have foreclosures and such on their record due to an unexpected illness or injury.

I want to avoid injury, liability, etc...

I am lucky to do what I do, and get paid well enough for it, but an injury tomorrow would result in immediate time out from work and starting a cycle of eating into my savings.I have re-oriented my life goals.

I have been trying to recoup a $2000. rental deposit and $2,500 personal injury claim since 10/16 through conversations, personal & certified letters culminating in a small claims court appearance on 6/16/17 (thanks to Legal Serv). 

To add injury to insult with that home purchase you are physically stuck and have his huge mortgage payment that constricts cashflow.

If LLC A has $2,000,000 in assets and LLC B only has $1,000,000 but LLC B gets in trouble -- lawsuit from a tenant alleging negligence on your part led to her falling down an improperly maintained stairs with a baby, and this led to her and the baby all sorts of injuries, cracked skull etc..If the court enters a judgement of say $1,500,000 against LLC B, the most you can loose in whole is the $1,000,000 of assets in LLC B.

To add insult to injury, the HOA apparently foreclosed on 4 units which is driving down his selling price. 

if this is the case you should go over to the other unit and remove the shelving until you can properly install them, the last thing you want is something to fall on a tenant and you end up with an injury.

I'm a full time criminal defense and personal injury attorney.

No invoice is ok but I do not want be sued for any possible injury but refused to share the license or insurance information is something.Few times the handyman or GC disappeared once I asked for invoice.