Newbie looking for lawyer in Sarasota Florida

[Tom Tijerina]

Hey BP

It took me quite a while to be in a position where I can do this but I plan to be househacking a 3/1 in Sarasota Florida when I close at the end of this month. Still a lot of things to do but I am looking forward to this journey!

I found that life is dramatically easier when I surround myself with people that are smarter than me and have a great deal of experience in whatever subject matter I need help with. In this particular case I know I'm going to need a lawyer. I plan on renting out two bedrooms and living in the third if not renting out all three and just sleeping on the couch.

I'm looking for a lawyer that can help me draft the lease agreement , handle evictions, help advise me in general, as well as work with me in the future when I buy my second, third and fourth property.

Circumstance have led me to starting in Sarasota Florida so I would prefer a lawyer around here. I can do what I did when I was looking for a mortgage and call everyone I can find and see who I like and would want to work with but I would like to shortlist that and ask the community who you recommend. Short of any specific recommendations a good way to build a comprehensive list if I can't cheat and shortlist it with the help of y'all's awesomeness.

I'm still trying to learn how to use all of the features of bigger pockets but my search didn't seem to yield a lawyer in Sarasota as much as posts about lawyers or evictions in general. Kind of scary reading right now...

Thank you for any help or suggestions!