I can bring money and boots on the ground.

You are much closer to put boots on the ground so you could arrange to go visit with the managers also.  

Or maybe the girlfriend agrees to boot the boyfriend out.  

My Dad got into Real estate in 66.. at the time we lived in an Apartment and he had a mid 50s VW with no back seats :)  but he boot strapped it and within a few years things got a lot better when he discovered working for commish and frankly he was a good salesmen.

There are some decent ways to combat it but if you do it long enough, and/or do enough of them, it's bound to happen from time-to-time.

Sounds like an advertisement for the Sub too guys that got booted off of BP..

Matthew,Yes, you would want to use those funds and do a 1031 exchange to avoid paying taxes on the cash or (boot) from the sale of the home. 

I personally have never bought any of Ron Legrand's courses nor attended any of his boot camps.

Then have BP do a LP syndication boot camp.  

I'm not an attorney and Washington state law is a real pain in the a$$, so I'd recommend contacting a WA attorney that works with investors such as : http://www.seattle-realestate-lawyer.com/Do you have any "boots on the ground" in WA?