So I give him the benefit of the doubt.Honestly, I don't want to believe that he is maliciously attempting to rob me or anything of the sort.

Hmm, well that was a typical upsell seminar format, even including actors! 

I live in Los Angeles and we have our own industries that draw transient workers (particularly entertainment, an industry I'm a part of) - if I can find the right place, I'd love to do corporate-style rentals for actors or crew in town for projects.  

If you have ever been to a MLM presentation it will remind you of those.. they have professional speakers these are not investors many times they are hired actors literally.. they will show pictures of their family which may or may not be their real family .. they will tell the reason they are there is for the family.. then its pictures of the kids .. and don't you want to do this so you can spend more time with your kids.. don't you want to get out of the rut all those things.if you have been to a 5 links presentation or a ACN or Amway its all spawned from those .

He passed the bad actor test.

I don't believe roommates is one of the protected groups under the Fair Housing Act or Law.

I'm a singer/hair and makeup artist, he's and actor/screenwriter/editor but we have a desire to JUST live off of real estate investing alone.

While the performance of these private investments and funds can easily outstrip the performance of traditional investments, the risk of a bad actor (principal) is certainly higher.    

Honestly folks I think we can all supply ample evidence of 'integrity-challenged' actors out there in the marketplace, whether they are wholesalers or they are real estate agents. 

Steven Segal What is a millionaire and actor doing in RE?