Readers should seek professional advice.

Pay attention to the details and be organized Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

From googling, it would appear I need to hire a professional.

Please seek guidance from a qualified eviction attorney or legal professional to handle this situation properly.Hope this helps, and best of luck resolving the matter!

That may keep things cleaner for everyone. 

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Specifically, the sponsor, Nelson Brothers Professional Real Estate (NBPRE), and later Nelson Partners Student Housing, NB Private Capital (NBPC), Versity, Versity Invest, Versity Investments, and Crew Enterprises (constant rebranding/renaming to hide past issues) had yellow/red flags about them before I invested in 2017.

@Eli JermanYes, you should hire a tax professional.

BP is a great place to connect and meet real estate investors and professionals.

Imagine making millions of dollars over the course of your career and then having to pay 30-50% every year to uncle sam instead of compounding that cash over time.This is exactly what real estate professionals have learned to mitigate.To reduce their taxable income, they just buy a building every year, do a cost seg, and use depreciation to reduce their tax liability dramatically.Their personal wealth snowball grows much larger and much faster than their W2 counterparts who give most of their money back to the government each year.Following this strategy as a real estate professional is one of best ways to end up with a much larger net worth at the end of your career.