or am I simply just going straight to an attorney and telling them the verbal agreement and having them draft up the necessary documents? 

Or are the landlord laws simply too draconian in California to warrant the risk? 

There are some syndicators who simply do not know what they are doing or not that experienced.My minimum per accredited investor is 200k per deal.

I thoroughly enjoyed BPCON2024, simply for the fact that it was my first one. 

Posting cut and paste responses to every post is against the rules of the forums I believe and not helping anyone.

Your state likely has a similar statute, which may enable you to simply filing your complaint for removal with the sheriff's office or by filing a legal action in court to remove them.

So, I would collect several hundred per year in late fees simply because they didn't manage their personal finances well.

The key is to simply lay out your options and determine which one offers the highest return while staying within your acceptable level of risk:Rent and save for a 20% down payment on an investment propertyBuy a primary residence without house hackingBuy a house hackOther: Is there a better use of your money?

Obviously, they needed to take some short cuts for a reason - that DOESN"T make it right, but helps me feel a bit better that I am helping some one in need when stuff like this pops up!

Similar to most knowing interest rates were getting cut, most companies knew this was coming and prepared for it.