I don't mean bravado or machismo.When I say ego I mean is identifying with concepts, behaviors and ideologies that don't serve you and your goals.

If they want to micro-manage their investments and be involved in every decision or know every detail, I'm not the right guy for them.If your owners demand to know all the details, it demonstrates a lack of trust which means they are micro-managers or you haven't proven yourself yet.Could an owner be held responsible for behavior by a PM that the owner was unaware of because the PM didn't share info?

I would encourage you to seek counsel, New Western has a reputation for this type of behavior and a track record of pushing misrepresented deals to novice buyers. 

I am thinking about updating my lease to prevent tenants from displaying Democratic Posters of any one running for elected office that champions ideas such as Rent Control, Gun Control or other anti-landlord ideologies.

I see how he views and values investor funds, talks about protecting those investor monies (walking away from deals I think are good but are admittedly more risky), and the consistency in this behavior from the time I have known him shows me that he is not someone who takes his role as syndicator lightly.

Many times, however, tenants "go bad" and once they know they have passed the 12 month test, then their good behavior might wain a bit and you are stuck with them. 

Do you think this is a simple change in where buyer's commissions will be displayed?

Understanding this and the mechanics of litigation should help you back into running your business in a way that prepares you for plaintiff's counsel behavior.

It's called behavioral economics.

When I expressed my disappointment with my acquisition managers behaviors, I requested a refund back for that month to compensate for the inadequacies.