Its a sad state of affairs in my opinion.

You must have extensive first hand knowledge of China's current state of affairs, uninfluenced of course by our media's collectively poor job of telling us truth.

Pretty sad state of affairs . 

(Licensing & Regulatory Affairs, for MI):  http://www.dleg.state.mi.us/bcs_corp/sr_corp.aspOne can check licenses including LLC status.  5172419288.

At that point there is not much else you can do and if you do you run the risk of getting involved in tenants personal affairs which I would highly advise against. 

There's actually a really good article on the CA Dept of Consumer Affairs website about the difference between damage and normal wear and tear.  

And I agree that I would be much more comfortable learning to manage my own affairs...So if I don't go with a PM, would a real estate agent still be worth relying on - at least temporarily so that I can ask detailed questions while I am still learning the ropes?

It's when an owner is selling to someone who is intending to move into the property, then the owner must give the tenant 30 days notice of that, and there are other things, but at any rate, it doesn't apply here.For anyone who is interested, the California Department of Consumer Affairs used to have this really great landlord-tenant booklet on their website, but they don't anymore. 

But if you have observed corporate formalities and kept the LLC separate from your personal affairs, they will not be able to obtain a judgment against you personally, even if they name you personally as a defendant.

You can find this information by consulting your local apartment housing association or state department of consumer affairs.