Love the place most of the time (not a fan of Tokyo rush hours trains).

If they pay before the court date, they reimburse you for the cost of taking them to court anyways, so you lose nothing but are training the behavior.

He believes he can find all that he needs to know on the internet.

There are a lot of rough areas here that look good on the internet but the reality on the ground is much different. 

Experts in that area will know, but the internet is a huge tool.

Simple: It’s the real estate version of a training wheels bike.

You can hire a few different virtual assistants on a website such as Upwork.com, train them on how to skip trace, and stick with the one that is the best. 

Here is a solid summary from an internet search that will give you all you need to move forward:"A notice to terminate a property management agreement is a written communication to the property management company that informs them of the intention to end the contract.

By working for a larger corporation you are gaining an unfair advantage, by letting them train and develop you (while you are getting paid) and you do real estate on the side.This idea is not from me, read RichDad. 

It’s like becoming a landlord and real estate broker investor on training wheels.