They don't have the authority nor probably the knowledge to know what he can or can't do.

(You or PM if PM has authority?)

Im going to got to Scott Meyers could in January and I've talked to the Storage Authority Franchise.But the question remains --> What state to buy in?  

Vania Castillo In CA, there are "franchise" haulers per city, this means that they are the exclusive haulers within city limits, somecities have multiple authorized haulers.

Send me a private message if you want to know some of the authors, speakers, books I would recommend.Good luck!

@Duke Nguyen If he's licensed, I'd also file a complaint with the licensing authority if he does not do the work properly.

I'd go to your local landlord authority and use whatever lease they're using.  

I'm no authority on the process yet, but I'd be happy to share what I do know so far.  

@Stephen Dickey A payoff for a Deed of Trust requires that the borrower of record or someone authorized in writing contact the lender with a written request.

@Andrew Savikas also published a nice article here:  https://yieldtalk.com/24-ways-crowdfunding-for-non...Perhaps since he is the author he couldn't link it.Thanks Andrew for the very useful info.