Hi Mel,Contact a local eviction attorney by phone--ASAP.Describe the physical intimidation--scaring--hopefully with some kind of record of it.List all of the lease violations they have done.Let the Eviction-Pro handle it.However the cards come down--obey the law on your side 100% at all times.Ask the Eviction-Pro for a (FEW) references of local attorenies that can work to blunt the lawsuit for you.Get someone to work on that lawsuit ASAP.Be aware that they may lie and may also have a free Legal Aid attorney working for them.If they have lied in a material manner, ask your attorney to point it out to opposing council, and opposing counsel might step down--leaving them to have to out of pocket attorney fees, which changes the whole ballgame.Consider selling this unit and in the future looking only in more upscale areas for deals--such as B areas.Learn how to "Vet" potential renters vs. whoever can fog a mirror, because my guess is with the physical intimidation aspect this might be an on again off again convict.There are owners in here that can handle these "Difficult" renters and make money off of them--but it's not everyone's "Cup of Tea".Good Luck!

I've considered:Hiring a commercial property manager (don't like this idea, but it's on the table)Using Thumbtack.com on an as-needed basisHiring an enterprising college student, and incentivizing him/he to learn REI and connect with me as needed. 

I'm not hating, its free enterprise!

Basically what you are proposing is to un-level the playing field because of some notion of "fairness", where you define "fairness" as "me good, corporations evil"Sounds a lot like so many do-gooder mentality, ill-conceived band-aid ******** that ends up creating more problems than the intended fix.More govt interference is going to screw up the market even more than it is now.  

If sharing pictures of the property aids in your evaluation, please let me know. 

For instance, lawyers can get their brokers license right away since it can aid in their law practice.Regarding whether you should learn under your uncle, absolutely! 

I know this is an old post, but you can use kool aide packets, difference color for each bathroom.

And if they are buying more properties than in years past could this aid in keeping prices high as there are now plenty of buyers for these overpriced properties?

And ever ask why these big corporations are all for "redistribution" tactic's and social enterprise?

One enterprising individual turned my rehab into a AirBnB for a few nights and made some money on it.