After looking through the court files, I'm starting to believe CM may be as much of a patsy as the victims in this.

There are also additional costs of operating and maintaining an LLC, like separate bank accounts, annual report filings, tax filings, etc.2.

I just don't want to go through the hassle of updating documents, filing a statement of info, etc.

Quote from @Xavien Rafael: Year 1: Building the FoundationThis year is all about setting up your structure, building your business credit, and laying the groundwork for funding and scaling.1.Open Your LLC:•File your first LLC and elect to file as an S-Corp (if applicable to your tax situation).

This should be on file, but not in lease.Tenant interviews should be a part of all due diligence when buying with tenants in place.  

I am currently in the process of filing lawsuits against all of these tenants on behalf of my clients, and I am hoping we can add criminal charges onto the civil suits.

Hey David, Has an NOD been filed yet?

You can go to the FTC and file a complaint.

With e-filing systems in most county courts, you can DIY file and complete evictions relatively easily, especially if tenant doesn't show up.

In other words, there are certain parameters you have to be within when identifying replacements, so if a deal goes south for some reason, after filing the papers that identified that property, you might lose the opportunity to take a 1031 at all.