Start a public records inquiry at the local/county level.

They worked together at a different real estate company, become friends, and started a company that is now a $5bn market cap public REIT.A lot of the syndications are partnerships with two co-founders (not including all the LPs that make them syndications).The thing with a partner is, it is very much like a marriage.  

Get a title search, or see if the county does one and if you can get a copy; it may be considered attorney work product and non-public, but you can always ask.Also, see if you have any local investor groups and if so, if anyone has experience and can walk you through some of it.

I’ve seen some companies try to delay, hoping you’ll give up.Hire a Public Adjuster:If this is your first time, don’t try to handle it alone.

Hire a local reputable public Adjuster. 

It turns their negative review into an opportunity to educate the public on how we deal with difficult customers, which reflects well on us.

There's gotta be some law on the books that it's a-ok to slap a really stupid person, like at a certain level of idiocy it's a public service vs assault, right, I mean seriously, come on. 

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In which case, if he sets up the state LLC correctly, and depending on what documents are available for public viewing, he would be able to pull it off no?