Hire an attorney

Work with a CPA for tax strategies, leverage each partner's strengths, and keep communication open while maintaining detailed records and hiring professionals to streamline operations.Good luck!

That said, hiring lawyers to write contracts, background and credit checks on strangers that already look nefarious may just add to the stress that we're trying to get rid of.

Purchasing a new primary and turning my current house into a rental and looking to hire a PM but some of the fee's seem high. 1 quote - 100% 1st/month rent if i self-manager, or 75% 1st/mo rent and 10%/mo for PM to manage.Again, im new to this but from reading and talking to people there is a typical finders fee ~1000$ and 10%/mo rent if the PM manages. 

I do most of the putting out fires, hiring handyman, bribing people to not leave a bad review because they saw dust on a ceiling fan blade (lol). 

In the future you'll hire this out, but the knowledge gained will help you avoid getting screwed by contracators!

There are plenty of local landscapers who you can hire to do everything. 

Perhaps a nice 1950's built bungalow.Always hire a 3rd party property inspector to give you an unbiased feel for the home.

Included in that was hiring a courier company to run a cashiers check to the foreclosure trustee the morning before the sale literally getting the check there within 30 minutes and then have the sale cancelled record my deed and on we went.

People just need to have more insurance and legal experience to deal in this issue and you can't rely on your hired property manager.