Yet in court they lied on the stand saying they did pay us (no receipts, no documents, no pictures, no nothing) and the court believed them. 

Brickkickers is one of the companies I like to use in the Joliet area just because the reports are clean, well documented and the prices are competitive.  

I now have to provide the routine documents (W-2s, pay stubs, tax returns ect...)

@Sarah Hale - in CA neither owner names at the county assessor, or document images at the county recorder are typically available online.

If you are comfortable scanning / emailing your documents as well as having meetings via phone and/or Skype then there are more options for CPAs who work virtually and work exclusively with real estate investors.

After they're out you'll likely have to sue for damages in excess of the security deposit, which will cost in legal fees and be hard to collect on.Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but you'll need to be diligent in documenting the condition of the apartment after the move-out, and I hope you have a detailed move-in report as well to prove the condition previous to their tenancy.

Have you seen any correspondence or documents from the bank?

If you're borrowing from your personal residence HELOC to then go ahead and loan it to your LLC, then make sure that your loan to the LLC is properly documented, otherwise IRS will look at it as a capital contribution.

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Try to get actual documents from the Seller.If you make an offer and put the property under contract be sure to include appropriate contingency clauses.Hope this helps