Some title insurers simply don't insure tax sales period.

I am confused on what you are asking, I assume he is 20% owner of the LLC in which owns property #1.If you want to buy a 2nd property without him, simply buy it under a different LLC.

I've heard Simply Safe advertise a lot on BP.  

If the court is really crazy, it could hand a win to tenants, even if the tenants have never mentioned the mold problem before.

However, If your goal is to simply increase bed count, maybe adding bunk beds in one room and keep a king or queen in the others.

I don't have a credit card for each property simply because I didn't set it up that way - I could have but just didn't.

Simply put, they want someone local that is going to be responsible for the property.  

I think many folks getting established simply may not have the cash.

It’s usually a win-win for both sides.

It was a win/win because with my guests going to dinner with a $50 gift certificate they felt like they were getting their meal paid for but the owner of the restaurant once told me that my average $50 gift certificate holder would spend a minimum of $75 while they were there on extras like appetizers and alcohol purchases that were typically big mark up items for him.