It's not worth hiring a lawyer but as you suggested, small claims court may be an option IF you hired them in your personal capacity OR if your jurisdiction allows LLC owners to go to small claims and represent the LLC in court (many, most?

I can still see them getting wrapped into this a good attorney representing folks that lost money is going to name anyone and everyone who came into the deal..

I attempted to engage in professional discussions with you on here when I did work for RADD and represented them (Dutch) in a professional manner, you had no desire to do so other than to continue to post.   

As an agent, you can also represent yourself and put your commission toward the down payment, further lowering your out of pocket costs.

The lender does charge the flipper 4 points upfront, and the note represents 55% of the property’s ARV, so I’m not too worried about needing to foreclose if it comes to that.The lender uses his own capital for initial funding and then sells off the notes after that.

. - President, David Benson $4.5 million- Executive VP, Chryssa Halley, $3 millionI should have gotten into government mortgage buying….But I digress….My Skeptical Take:The conservatorship of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac represents a unique intervention.

I'm a realtor... who would have another realtor represent me so I can focus on my money making activities.

I don't know what's going on in their lives, and usually if someone is punching up at a landlord or their representative it's because of something in their lives that they're really stressed out about.

There's also plenty of lenders who falsely represent the true capital requirements to originate their loans or are merely up front fee collectors. 

Fun fact: Before deciding to become an entrepreneur, I worked as a Ticket Sales Representative with The Memphis Grizzlies!