Get an attorney to review the claims process typically they expire if they do not pursue them after a period of time2.

So, I'd encourage you to pursue business acquisition if you have the skills to manage managers.

In my opinion this is not worth pursueing.

If the partner has assets to pursue - start a lawsuit now. 

So I put years of work into renovating a couple run down buildings to provide apartments for people, did all the work myself and then was laid off my job.Since then I've been pursuing this dream of being self employed before its all over.

Came back 4 years later to comment on another posters response and see this correspondence....Not sure if you ever got back into Probates, but I've been targeting for 10 months now....Primarily through direct mail...admittedly need to implement cold calling....but looking to systemize....love to connect if you went on to pursue probates again.

Now I see other deals I want to pursue but I'm anxious that my W2 can't sustain paying the out of pocket closing costs for the number of deals that I really want to do.   

@Michael Hague you would have to pursue the tenant in court to get a judgment. 

Creating a holding company, LLC, business cards, websites, and all this other nonsense is like buying an indoor basketball court so you can pursue your dream of playing in the NBA . . . before you even try a pickup game to see if you are any good or like the sport.Buy an investment property and learn how to manage it.

If you're interested in multi-family, I highly recommend starting out with multi-family with your first VA loan as it will be easier to get a single family residence after that.If you decide to pursue multi-family, you'll want to ensure that each unit is separately metered for utilities (water, gas, heat, electricity, etc.) as this is a requirement under VA financing.