You've never done business with Scott Smith or Royal Legal SolutionsThe emails you claim to have received could have been written by his secretary, or Edward in the PhilippinesHow can you say "they may be slipping a little" when you have no other experience/perspective to judge him by, other than your own?

Sounds like property taxes were up to date… what state did you buy this in.. some states like Ohio sales work this way you put up a deposit of 5 to 10k sometime a tad more then you have a settlement when the judge signs off.Or maybe this is a private auction and you just put up non refundable EM maybe ??   

Insurance would cover it, I would pay the deductible, and no assets would be lost.If you are in an area like San Diego where people are more likely to sue, a judge is more likely to find you guilty, and the payout is expected to be higher, you may consider an umbrella insurance policy.

This tenant must provide a protective order or temporary injunction signed by the judge against the aggressor (co-tenant) of the property in order to terminate the lease without future liability of rent payments.

Or if she refuses it will possibly hold up in front of a judge to have them set a buyout price.

I do not use either so cannot comment but I am sure you have a  great judge on it:)

So, if you see posts like topics from this list do not judge too harshly, we want to encourage learning and growth, thats why we are on BiggerPockets.

There  is no guarantee  but don’t judge a group of people on some bad experiences.

If you don't charge for doing so, that's legal, but if you make a mistake you get to explain to the judge why you did it the way you did it.

Most judges prefer that you look on the manpower website (military website) and input the tenants' names AND social security numbers, and get something saying that your tenants are not in the military.