If you are in a title state, look into courts of equity which can still apply as to fairness for your indemnification of a cash loan.

Here's a link to a paper source article which summarizes a recent court case on the matter.

For example as a landlord, instead of the costly and timely eviction process through the court, you may offer cash to the tenants to move out.

Riv county has now opened a satellite court in Temecula however it's about the same drive for you to downtown courthouse.

The court will look at all of those things. 

In each deal, I budgeted a certain amount for court costs.

I'm courting a small bank now to see if they'll give me a larger line.

These are all crap shoots when taken to court to win.

Be careful with unlicensed mom & pop property managers who seem "cheap" and take on more than they can handle - a lot ends up falling through the cracks and you waste even more money in landlord-tenant court and in repairs due to neglected maintenance.

Put it in writing and memorialize this.I have had issues with untrustworthy people going around just talking smack and game, so I now come to the table with such things as police reports, court orders, legal records, court docket files.Some individuals even ones on this site, love to lob volleys, but coming with documents and facts always backs the case.