Hopefully the BP community has some suggestions for us!

However, I suggest you should have enough toiletries for a 5 day stay. 

Your potential buyer suggesting you terminate the contract and them paying you a fee does sounds fishy to me.

@Jesse Strengunfortunately I’m not familiar with property managers in that location what I would suggest is I would look up NARPM and start with them..Below are some questions I would think would be a good starting point for you to see who really treats their company like a business or a hobby.My business partner is a regional VP for NARPM and I am happy to help if you need anything please reach outQuestions to Ask prospective management companies* What are your average days on market for vacant homes?

Other Suggestions: Are there alternative strategies I haven’t thought of that would allow us to move legally and responsibly under the current circumstances?

I’d suggest checking out real estate networking events (local or online) like REIAs or BiggerPockets.

Virtually only ones to have not done well in San Diego RE were those over leveraged at inopportune times.If you want To invest in San Diego, I suggest you save more before starting.  

The sponsor is likely suggesting that your monthly cash-flow will be shielded by depreciation and you will likely see your 'tax hit' when the syndication disolves which in industry standards is likely 5 to 7 years.

And if bridge loans is the best for this strategy, what tips would you guys suggest when using it. 

Hopefully it doesn’t come to that, but he does have two evictions on his record already so it’s not out of the realm of possibility.Thanks @Kathleen Leary for your suggestion for the lease.