After a lot of back and forth, she proceeded to share a few receipts, with multiple duplicate receipts, that do not total to amount that I was charged on my card, and there are discrepancies in the charges such as multiple mattresses, multiple coffee makers, 116 towels, etc.

You're not obligated to take his solution.I would tell Title you expect your full EMD back. 

With less experienced or just poor planning operators, it isn't uncommon that they spend years distributing all the cash out to the owners, and then the time comes for a multi million dollar refresh to maintain the hotel brand, and no one wants to cough up the money back into the entity.

Back again with few more questions to seek experts input.I am currently looking to shortlist some locations for my first rental investment property.When you look location what factors do you consider to pick the right location with good cash flow?

(120k total)2nd house we are making a profit of 120k but this  "profit" would literally pay us back for our initial investments into our LLC together we used on the first house ...anyone have any idea how the gov.

Now that people are starting to socialize again and this city is opening back up soon, I would imagine that many renters and visitors will be coming back to SF in the next year or two.

I thought I got their name off of Bigger Pockets awhile back, but I can't seem to find their name on here now.

Additionally I would add a benefit for you is that you're in great area to be able to invest locally and can invest in your own back yard as they say.

We have data to look back to for direction on our path forward, do we not? 

I have a wife and 3 kids and the weight of their futures on my back.