There's tons of law firms that do appeals on contingency, so it will cost you a portion of what you save. 

@Michael TruebaMichael: Your best bet would be to call a couple property management firms who have expertise in the asset size that you're pursuing and ask them what they're seeing across their portfolios.

Absolutely, I am a firm believer that we can all benefit from others in some way no matter where they are in their journey.

The things a broker can do that an agent cant; open their own firm/brokerage/franchise.

You never just want to get pushed around by tenants...Firm, but fair.

I plan on offering him a lower cash offer so I don’t want to show too much interest to where he stays firm on the 35k.

You can still fix this though since you have not signed a lease with her.Just firmly and kindly let her know that without a background check you can’t allow her to move in.

@Deangelo Mack, I am a firm believer in integrity, and would definitely recommend that you take the honesty route.

These properties will be marketed by an affiliated prominent Real Estate firm to Ex-Pats, Canadians and the affluent South Florida boating community.

Ideally you want to find a firm that has Accounting  staff on hand as well;  as the strategy is just as dependent on tax law as it is asset protection.