There are a number of legal ways to deal with this situation and they all have the potential to benefit you.  

Should we pursue legal actions to get our money back if he dont give us the title?. 

The units are not in a LLC/legal entity and are in an urban area (C+ to B-) area.thanks,

Thank you for this reply a long time ago @Nathan BrooksNathan Brooks Real Estate Investor from Kansas City, KSreplied over 3 years ago@Lindsey Turner if you are first asking family members, I think the simplest most easy to understand documents are best.

Tenant screening: Hi everybody, was going over background check for applicant and while looking up a judgment in the circuit courts i notice three cases against him first one was in 2008 for carrying a firearm at the age of 18, second one was for a DWI in 2010, and third one was for a pending trial that is for DWI and carrying a firearm in 2017.currently the applicant meets all my minimum qualifications and am not sure if i can legally deny him due to my finding.

It's at least worth checking out. http://www.indy.gov/eGov/City/DCE/Resources/Documents/2017/Abandoned%20and%20USB%20Brochure.pdf

Due to me not being able to enter a legally binding contract I don't think I can really start this until next year, but I want to put myself in a position to get an educated start out of the gate.

Is it legal to turn study/library rooms to a bedroom?

Turns out the three unit was not a legal three unit, but a 2 unit with 1 unit of commercial space.

They even told us that they went to legal aid and that the attorneys there advised them that we have to allow them to stay month to month after the lease expires (which I know isn't true and I told them to have those attorneys contact us).