Don't hire that guy again.

Readers should seek professional advice.

Hiring a lawyer sounds expensive, but it is way cheaper than hiring a amateur (in this case yourself) who costs you money and provides no results (and then you need to hire a professional anyway).My personal philosophy is to "do it right, or do it twice" and its way cheaper to do it right once. 

Meaning where growth opportunity is happening, appreciation, networking with professionals in that market such as lenders, other investors etc.

I hired a litigator to review my position, and they concluded that we had a very strong case.

Petersburg area, resulting in highly–profitable investments.If you need professional and courteous property management experts for your multifamily, single family, condominiums or town home, you've found the right company!

Do you plan to manage yourself or will you be hiring a property manager? 

Go through the formal eviction process, hire an eviction attorney.

Painting, for instance- an amatuer could take their time and paint a house over the course of a couple weeks and do a great job, but a professional crew could do the entire job in a day. 

Readers should seek professional advice.