I am new to real estate so I would be very greatfu for some professional feed back.

With an eviction costing $1000 or so (according to Fred) it would be worth it to hire someone to take care of this.

I would guess it could be done but you should really talk with a mortgage professional before taking that leap of faith.

Should I be hiring an attorney for this?

I will be taking a little pause (about 3 months off) around Christmas or New Years for the birth of my first child and for some stuff I need to do professionally, but I plan on getting back at it next summer and having those 2 units completely up and running by the beginning of May 2018.  

Auction.com is hired by banks to sell assets to highest bidder through quasi on line auctions.in some states LIke Alabama they are actually the criers at the public court house auction.. if not sold there then those assets are brought into the loss mit departments then listed with auction to be sold on line at some point in the future.I like it as they require actual money to buy this stuff as in you need healthy deposits and REAL POF's and you can't assign contracts etc.. so it mitigates competition with the no money wholesalers that are out there by the millions  LOL.. 

Not to mention you also have much more flexibility with the tax code.Other options would be to buy better cash-flowing rentals (tough in this market), qualify your spouse as a real estate professional, or sell the property.

Just did a walk through of a potential investment property, and now I am estimating cost of repairs.I am looking for an honest contractor in the Pinellas County, Palm Harbor area to do another walk through the house with me, give me his estimate of repair costs, and potentially hire that person.

I've been a full time professional Realtor, specializing in investment property since 1989. 

Whether we inherit tenants from another property management company or owner, there are almost always issues - that's why the owner either hires us or wants to sell the property because bad tenants have turned their investment into a money pit.