The property was titled and held in trust of the wife, passed away spring 2017.

Should I have the same problem in the future, I'll inquire about a statute of limitations and request that funds be held in escrow.Thanks all for your tips!

We've held in our personal name (as required by the bank we bought it from) since 2003.Our plan is to use our purchase price as our capital contributions. 

Professional electricians, plumbers, HVAC,... are trained to handle repairs and brand new installations, and can be held accountable if they do sub-par work.It's a mental trick. 

Without the tenant’s consent the City must obtain an inspection warrant.California Civil Code §1954 does not apply to the Hayward ordinance because the ordinance affects only the conduct of the City and not that of the landlords.A landlord is required to make only a “good faith” effort to obtain a tenant’s consent to facilitate a City inspection.A landlord cannot be held liable for a tenant’s failure to consent to an inspection of the unit.---------------------- endsnip --------------------Really, the inspection program hasn't been THAT big a deal. 

What is more typical is you being the guarantor on the loan and title being held in LLC name.

For both cases it is written into the lease, so that should they ever fail to pay on either payment, I have recourse and will not be held accountable for a partial rent payment. 

Looks like institutions or individuals are moving away from lien investing as overall interest rates are going up on other investments - but the overall winning tax lien rates this year went down to 4.52%.I eliminated the "Struck to County" liens which are the liens nobody bid on and are now held by the county.

What I do like about them is that since they are a public company, and not privately held I do have access to information about them. 

If you had held them accountable at the beginning you would have saved yourself a lot of trouble.Based on what you've shared, I wouldn't budge.