Of chores, I can always improve on it.I also learned how to defend myself when needed.

my best advice in situations like these are only take the actions that you are willing to defend in court.

My gut tells me that the only attorneys in this entire country that would promote or defend wholesaling as it is generally done are either gurus selling materials or they are the guru's defense attorney. 

What is reasonable and defend-able? 

I can't defend my position with any great load of data or passion; it just made me feel safer.

The insurance policies also afford better protection than relying on the liability protection component of an LLC, as a good attorney might try to pierce the LLC shield and/or we would be paying for our attorney to defend us from such.

He checked on c-cap and saw listed as defendants, along with him and his wife, two other financial entities, prior to him buying the property.

I told them it would get ugly if the dog came at me and I had to defend myself.

Do a counter claim for the fire damage caused by the tenant, just in case you will be told by the court to pay something, the counter claim will help the court determine final figure, they will decide how much the tenant will owe you also, ie if the court sya you have to pay the tenant 3k, then if your counter case wins 4k for the tenant pays you 1k, something like that.Consult with a lawyer when you do something, pick their brain so you will be ready to defend yourself.Another option is to have a paralegal look at your paperworks before appearing, much more cost effective, specially if they work on a lawyers office and don't run a paralegal business.

Do I need to defend myself, or are they required to bear proof of such claims?