Would this be better as a small claims court without a lawyer or should I hire one?

Large crew all contracting of subs have licenses and insurance, more then fair and low cost with high end quality and estimates always reflect the work needed. of his company and workers are very well known to be some of the top tradesman lining up jobs such at Mercedes dealerships, The Ritz apartment building, county court houses, famous churches, many local business, and all types of residential work needed.

Trying to understand what my options are in order to collect - I know that I can file a complaint with the AG but I’m currently more focused on collecting what is owed to me, as it is to the tune of a few thousand.If it matters (for small claims court, etc) - my property is in Noblesville, Indiana while the PM seems to be incorporated in Indianapolis.Thanks everyone!

The only down side on rentals here is the court system is slow to evict and can take up to 6 - 8 weeks to gain possession. 

The owner also has adequate property and liability insurance.Unfortunately, the Illinois Board of Realtors took them to court as being in violation of the law.

When you step into the existing landlord's shoes, how do you know the contractsbetween then the and the existing tenants are correct and fully declared.

Your research should include background checks and basic court records search. 

The ordinance even went as far as giving tenants the right to put their rent money in escrow with the court if their landlord didn’t get the property remediate.

Look up a couple properties and play along in your head.Biggest piece of advice: Will county court DOES NOT ALLOW PHONES.

Economy goes down and tenants can no longer pay the rent, courts get backlogged with evictions, and the investor has a money pit that sucks away any potential cash flow for years to come.Any investor really needs to go drive these areas if they are looking to buy those types of products.An investor might do better to buy in a B area or better instead for new construction in a subdivision where the home owner rate is high and the renter ratio is low.