. - https://www.dre.ca.gov/files/pdf/tic_guidelines.pdfby the way I received a lawyer referral who is supposedly familiar with tic in California.  

This is now open to non-accredited investors (as well as accredited) for as little as $100. 

An LLC with 2 +members does normally require a 1065 filing. 

.- Have they filed a police report?

Being abroad adds risk to your file and terms will be effected in some way or another.  

Seller finance the property- ask for an up front, non-refundable down payment of $XXX (which could be used as his primary residence down payment), payments of $X over X years at X interest rate with a balloon payment in X years2.

They have failed to renew my entities with the Secretaries of State multiple times, have billed me wrong amounts, and GREATEST OF ALL, have cost my business ~$50K in cumulative TAX PENALTIES due to negligence in filing for a tax extension, failing to walk me through my tax filings and needed payments, and failing to file an abatement promptly.

When filing the LLC return, it is important to ensure that these liabilities are accurately reflected on the balance sheet.However, it's essential to note that distributing the refinance proceeds among LLC members could potentially be viewed as a taxable event if there is no intent to repay these amounts to the LLC.

And the only "client" reviews I've seen mention that their customer service is non responsive and difficult to get a hold of once you're purchased their services.