Like the stove above, when we made that decision she defended it with the tenant.

He is aggressive and creative, and is very capable of defending his work before the IRS. 

The sellers agent is there to represent and defend the seller, getting the highest and best terms.

Yes is it going to mean higher insurance, probably, but you should keep in mind these are real cities with fairly sizeable populations and infrastructure that would be defended fiercely, and fortunately unlike the area around Shaver Lake the SoCal mountains haven't experienced anywhere near as much tree die off from the drought and bark beetles. 

Also, you need insurance so you can let the insurance company laywers defend against the lawsuit. 

These units generally require an active "house-manager" on site to defend best operations of the property. 

Our lawyer said let’s try to take them to squatter court and of course, they got a pro bono lawyer to defend them.

The general consensus is that the less time you held the property, the harder it will be to defend. 

But if you determine that the property is way upside down, there is no sense in recording the deed... you'll just eventually end up with a foreclosure with you as the named defendant.

Let them defend the contract in court.