Don't even try.

They are threatening to sue to try and get something from you but most likely will not go through with it as you have no written contract in place and in california there is also no non-compete agreements.

While trying to understand your thoughts on this, why did you think out of state investors would not consider it?

Gaps in rent payments or undisclosed tenant issues should have been red flags.It’s good to see the OP trying to help their client navigate this, as acting promptly is critical for any chance of recovery.

This is especially true the more people you try to cram under one roof. 

In contrast I can keep an eye on my Bay Area properties, try to do a minor repair myself, etc. 

Ford, Rocket mortgage, Beaumont hospitals and more.

I use saved responses in Zillow messenger - I suppose I could try to integrate AI to automatically select a response based on certain criteria…But what else is taking you that long?

YOU are the expert in the kind of business you are trying to do.

The units all have tri-paint jobs with ceiling paint, a nice wall color and super-white glossy trim on everything else.