WASH & CSC use to be family run companies that provided great service but they got swallowed by a larger company that bought all the mom and pop companies.

But keep defending poor reading comprehension and swallow your own chill pill for a brand new member and new realtor...I'm an accredited investor...unlike you. 

This is a big bite to swallow since your relationships with these two folks are both new and you haven't done the legal dance before in your capacity as a landlord before.

There are methods that can be used that make it easier to swallow for the tenant.

I also remember the harsh reality of determining true net when I started... flips were especially hard for me swallow at times.

Swallow principle and it might be more practical to just get rid of this leach now, your property might already be damaged or could be damaged during eviction process.

I want to do right by everyone involved but getting sued into buying a house is a unmanageable pill to swallow. 

I decided to swallow my pride and pay the man. 

As soon as you pop that can of worms, be prepared to go fishing for existing issues with the property that may need to be brought up to current IBC, Residential may maen proper handrails and accessibility egresses, whereas Commercial may be a bigger pill to swallow going so far as sprinkler and fire suppression systems.

While it would be a bitter pill to swallow if things somehow went sideways and we had to pay, we definitely would to protect our credit and because it’s the right thing to do; thankfully we’re Blessed to be in a financial position that we could do that.