If you don't want to use an attorney, you can make an LLC through the secretary of state website https://www.ohiosos.gov/businesses/information-on-starting-a... or other software platforms like zen business and rocket lawyer. 

Follow the lease, letters from lawyers, see her in court?

Disclaimer: I did ask this to the lawyer who formed my LLC but he has been slow to reply so I thought to ask this group.

Lawyers and CPAs will recommend these things because they make money off you.

I'm talking to the seller's broker, but I would like to find my own people to assist with the due diligence period, such as an SBA loan broker, an accountant with experience doing QoE for this kind of transaction, and a lawyer.

Calls to the company go to a voice mailbox that is full after the 6 month date.I have created a Notice of Contract Default that I will be sending to them via their lawyer.

Asset protection in case one of us getting sued (I think it was a BP podcast episode where a lawyer told the story about the son hitting someone with the car and the family of the kid that got hurt suing them and them having to surrender their house.)

Physically jot down the timeline for an eviction.Call an eviction lawyer and ask them how long it takes to be seen in court right now.

Eviction and foreclosure are two common real estate processes where you always want to use a lawyer from beginning to end.

Just as all doctors or lawyers are not all the same, so with architects.