Would love to speak with someone to help guide me through the process and give any advice that I could use. 

If they truly think they’re entitled to more, they can take it to small claims or court… but they’d have to prove they had your approval.

The interviewee's and Councial himself tout him as being a successful Land Entitlement investor. 

You are required to file a complete and accurate return, which means reporting the income that you earned along with atleast the direct expenses that you incurred on your rental.There are two comflicting forces - Your tax accountant wants to be aggressive with deductions because it will entitle you to paying less taxes(now or in the future).Your lender wants to see as much income as that will increase your Debt to Income Ratio(DTI).The good thing is that you can speak with your lender about 'one time expenses', that were only incurred in that year and are not reoccuring. 

See what the security deposits are, you are entitled to them. sSe when the leases expire, you cannot raise the rent until it is time to renew the lease. 

From there, a conceptual site plan and work towards all entitlements that will be needed, inclusive of LDP and Geo testing for the dirt.

Permitting and design – Entitlements, zoning variances, environmental studies, architectural reviews, and NIMBY opposition all add time and soft costs.

Are LPs entitled to see foreclosure, bank loan related docs?

Confused and when I asked why, Nick flips the script that the seller is threatening to sue if the funds are not released to him as he is entitled to the full amount.

Quote from @Sid Verma: Culturally speaking, a lot of people do not use outside shoes at home in general.