I actually have done a lot of research on this because I love 1980s and 1990s arcade games and plan to collect my favorite 7-8 games eventually.

If one of you were to provide proof of hours, income, and activity then could qualify you in the near future.

If you choose not to show up, he would almost certainly be awarded a judgement.Of course, you could choose not to pay the judgement, but then he can send it to a collections agency and your credit score will be trashed.I don't see a scenario here where you get through this cleanly.  

I actually collected the differential of 7% interest on the $50,000 note (this was an interest only note - not amortized) for 18 years!.

Sometimes it can be difficult to collect and some landlords will keep any unpaid utilities out of the security deposit, though CA is one of the trickier states to do this in.

Some areas of the west coast are allowing multiple units to be built out on a single parcel and in these higher COL areas, it's a boon for the homeowners, renters, builders and even for the local governments that are collecting the building fees.

The goal is to make money, collect profits, NOT collecting properties.  

Some towns even require a driver's license showing proof of address in that town in order to park overnight (impossible with MTR).

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

With renters its about idiot proofing.