take my property management to small claim court or get a lawyer

[Charles D.]

My property management charged me and I paid about $12,000 maintenance on about $800 sq feet house in Tacoma Washington after the previous tenant moved out. They inspected the house and signed it off and charged me about $12,000 overpriced maintenance works. My wife flew up there from California and took lots of pictures that the works and the actually lies about it. They recently tried to clean a backup of a toilet and they drill 3 holes in the iron pipes which is unnecessary according to 3 visits from 3 separate plumbers my wife met up there. They both told her that the property management tried to get your money. Now it will cause me $750 for each holes to fix them from 3 different quotes. Also, my wife just found out that the previous tenant drilled 8 holes in the attic on the walls doing Marijuana. My wife called the police in Tacoma and she has police report. If I sue the management, it will cost lots of money. If I go through small claim court, which I can file online for $50 fee. Is it a better choice than hiring a lawyer? What are the pro and cons of file a small claim court. Thanks for any suggestions.