What is a good place to start for one person might be a terrible place for you to start.I'd encourage you to start listening to the BP podcasts, and read through the various forums.

I would highly encourage you to take the landlord training provided by the City of Milwaukee.

Please feel free to reach out with advice, $0.02, or even just a figurative slap on the arse for encouragement.

Good that you bought it as an LLC, because it sounds like a law suit waiting to happen.If I'm reading this correctly, my recommendation would be to encourage the tenants to move, then start over with a new design, making sure to incorporate someone who knows a little about building codes. 

I am encouraged, thanks for your help-Richard

@Owen Schwaegerle, thanks for the words of encouragement.

While liability protection is great, I would encourage you to consider your overall investment picture.

Thank you for the advice and encouragement!!!

I like ServPro, although I think that they tend to overcharge on the cost of materials so I’d encourage going with a GC if you’re looking at having to tear anything out and replace it but here is my valuable two cents:Don’t just clean it up with bleach and call it a done deal.

Here are some HIGH LEVEL numbers to keep you encouraged.