Now, over a year and a half later, he sent a certified letter last week demanding the security deposit or legal action within 30 days.Please advise. 

Is it normal to pay anything upfront besides a down payment on Private Money Lender financing deal
Does this look legitimate to you guys https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WXAqllCuZVMjkv6HjqLmv-gw3bmwPqr2/view?usp=driv...

Based on IRS Private Letter Rulings (PLR 200805012 and PLR 200901020), development rights can qualify as like-kind property for a 1031 exchange if they are considered interests in real estate under state law.

(did you notice all I did was copy & paste and change the class letters?)

There are some exceptions to having a pool like if the house is a block from the beach or it's in a downtown area. 

The group now has 30 members with discussion around negligence, mishandling of funds, fraud, and residual damages.On 6/26 my attorney sent a demand letter to Jeff Swiecicki requesting immediate payment of the balance owed.As of 6/30 Jeff Swiecicki has refused to pay back rightfully owed funds and refers us back to his 6/4 email to wait 90 days.

Maybe you can call your insurance agent and they could possibly whip up a letter or something.

We recently received letters 3 years after the fact from the City of Portland.

However, the road block I face is getting to a point where I think it’s an “ok” deal (meaning it’s not fulfilling the 1% rule, but more like 0.75% and little to no immediate renovation cost/typically a new build townhome) and then I start to question whether I could find a BETTER deal if I just keep looking.

Located after a letter writing campaign and purchased directly from the seller without a real estate agent.