They said they will not share the findings from the three vendors unless it's asked in litigation. 

The state has a AAA credit rating and 100M in budget surplus which can help to significantly improve the city and civil services.

Hello all,I am new to this forum and have a difficult situation that I was hoping to get some perspective on:A previous tenant recently fought a civil case against one of my property owners and the court declared that since I own the property, I am liable for the judgement for roughly $4500.

I'm a Civil Engineer by day and our clients are mostly (75%) large developers doing commercial development, and maybe 15% small commercial.

Lack of basic knowledge required by landlords will get you in trouble.While there are laws violated, look for tortuous conduct as well, claims that may be raised in a suit for civil damages.

When we have called the police, they don't get involved saying it is a civil matter.

I tend to consider the value rather than the equity because if you(r business entity) lose(s) the property(-ies) in litigation you(r business entity) could still be held liable for the deficiency by the lender, much the same as in a short-sale.You don't want too much value in any one LLC lest you lose too big a chunk should litigation arise and succeed.Two $100K houses in one LLC would be about that same as one $200K house, for example.

You can search criminal/citation cases records, as well as civil/family/probate cases. 

Go to a civil court in your town any day of the week and look at the messes people get themselves into because contracts were not well thought out when drafted. 

@Nick Wight I would make sure to get 3 bids, check out their current/past projects in person, and do all the other due diligence necessary before hiring anyone (criminal/civil record, insurance, etc.).