So for those that contend prices will fall...i say let me buy your real estate now at a discount, before you get hit with a bigger drop.

I still contend that yessing young investors along and always telling them how smart they are and good they are doing will only allow them to go broke, especially when a market downturn is coming.

In laymen's terms: oil goes up, oil goes down, of course we are affected— we know how to contend with that.

If things go sideways, you will have much more than a simple eviction to contend with.Keep the paperwork simple and straightforward:  I suggest you do a lease with an option to buy. 

So, not only do you have all the regular HOA BS to contend with, you have the added fun of addressing the mismanagement.

And since he is a lawyer he can represent himself so he doesn't have the issue of "billable hours" to contend with.