If you were me, would you be afraid of putting your family in danger?

And if that is what you are worried about I would say posting on CL would be just as dangerous...thieves know how to use the internet too.

@Vince Mayer, I can see that he took out 2 loans (can't see what is still owed), and I can also see that he has been in danger of foreclosure (multiple notices of lis pendens filed over time) since 2010.  

The reason real estate can be more dangerous than stocks is that there are a lot more opportunities for you as the investor to make glaring mistakes. 

For example: if you owned a dry cleaning business and a rental property under one LLC, a suit against either would put both in danger.

He is a danger to your entire building and should be removed from the property in accordance with local laws.

It's very dangerous, but they do it anyway.Maybe you should hire a professional inspector to look at this place.Good Luck!  

The well meaning responses by posters will be meaningless at best and dangerous at worst.If you want to pursue your situation you need to bite the bullet, stop trying to obtain free information, and engage the services of an experienced attorney who specializes in real estate law.

While it's always dangerous to generalize, I agree that there is often friction between agents and investors.I've been an investor for nearly 20 years, and I've never been an agent.

3 years is a dangerously short time to own a home.