He demands regular updates.4) I hired a guy to dig the hill away from his fence, but he now demands I build a retaining wall and pay to repair his fence. 5) His driveway runs through  MY property and shares MY driveway...there is no easement on record with the county for this.

After parting ways with a property management company for not meeting expectations, I took control of four properties, retaining the existing tenants.

Before the Karens potentially in this thread get self righteous I am not providing legal advice and @Adam M should retain proper legal counsel to prepare all documents associated with this syndication including compliance with SEC regs. 

But I do remember and retain some of the process.

You will retain much of your capital and learn how to manage rentals on-site.

I enjoy your ability to understand the underlying issues, maybe 5 or 6 people on BP have that backgroundHere's a post I did on Subject To that may helpUsing Subject To, to Get "Free" Properties https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/1060320-using-subject-to-to-get-free-properties-a-quick-guideline I'd have to read the pleading of your case to understand the courts rational for the decision.I will reiterate, I believe in a title theory state, the only thing the Borrower retains is equitable ownership and not title, which resides with the Trustee. 

They get their money and you, as buyer, would retain normal owner-in-default remedies.

For example, it may be prudent to buy with low cash at COE if you retain the cash as reserves. 

The wildcard is inflation, because if we continue to de-value the dollar, home prices have to nominally go up with inflation just to retain value. 

i have this exact same problem, except its not -55% CoC but 0.5% and I'm not in a big city or an area that grows much in value, most properties just retain value they hardly appreciate here.