Anyone have a referral for a good lawyer/CPA in Houston?

Another con of an LLC is that you can not represent the LLC in court even for something as simple as an eviction.After reading on these a lot I am still not convinced a lawyer can not simply "pierce the veil" and sue the "member" directly in something like a negligent slip and fall etc.

Originally posted by @Joe Gore: @Bradley White, I think you can draw up a NCND just as good as a lawyer.

I'm no lawyer, so I would double check with one, but you should be able to offer a one-time discount on rent in the first month and still have the rent be $1,000 per month and thus be able to collect the maximum security deposit allowed by the state based on the normal monthly rate.At least in Michigan I've seen many first month free specials, and I doubt they are going without a security deposit.Word of caution though, these laws vary from state to state so double check with a local real estate lawyer.

I would totally get a lawyers consultation.

Evictions you have to use a lawyer.

I'm not a lawyer, so no idea legally, but common sense would tell me that if I turned it over to the tenant a year ago in good working order and they gave it back broken, clearly more than normal wear and tear, they would be responsible for it, not me, and I would deduct it from their deposit.

. :)I find it interesting that many lawyers do not fully grasp option contracts, were they sleeping in Contract Law classes?

Be sure to include copies of the estimates and receipts you are using to justify your deductions from their deposit.For example, if the deposit was $1,500 and you get an estimate for $500 and spend another $200 on other repairs, then send them back a check for $800 (1500-500-200=800) with a copy of receipts for the $200 of work and a copy of the estimate for the $500, and include a note that you will return any portion of the $500 from the estimate if there is any left after the work is done.I'm not a lawyer, but this is how I've seen real estate lawyers say to do it.

If you were dealing with BUYERS on the other hand driving them around etc. then it would probably be more difficult.There are ALOT of people that tend to look down on the notion working part time for instance I just read this "Would any of you go to a Part-Time Lawyer who only works weekends?