It's a highly nuanced industry that isn't very regulated so you will need to know what you can and cannot do legally and then create some personalized guidelines around what you want to fund and what you want your returns to look like.

@Monico LorenzanaCan you legally erect another unit?

Hi All,  is it legal for landlords to specify that the lease is for one person only? 

@David Zheng“But my dream's to own a fly casinoLike Bugsy Siegel, and do it all legal”

I can't speak to whether it is legal or not illegal (very different), but as Russell said it refers to California. 

He acted like he would always be available at the beginning and then ghosted whenever I reached out about a complaint.

In a “nutshell”What can work - partnerships where each person brings a different necessary asset (knowledge, experience, time, capital, credit) to the table, the responsibilities, rewards, and expectations are clearly spelled out, legal documents are created to head off disagreements, and the parties are compatible.What doesn’t work - partnerships formed by two or more inexperienced people looking for “comfort” rather than going it alone, and anything other than the above. 

I hate late paying tenants but I have found that in two situations I had tenants that paid late but always paid the late fee without complaint.

Also send a complaint to the Ohio Real Estate Commission.

The servicer may have their own fees, rules, and disclosures.Agent crosses a line to disclose rates, legal ins and outs, terms, and disclose the loan which even a broker license doesn't cover.