I'm looking for some solid recommendations on lawyers for ad-hoc services.

Welcome Berny to BP, I'm also an experienced investor and mainly look for deals North of Buckhead and the Northwest quadrant including Cobb, North Fulton west of 400, Bartow, Cherokee counties.

Deals will come with the right mindset and service to others.

The main and long term goal is to become a real estate investor, but obviously you need to have capital and knowledge about what you're investing into before you start.

Can somebody please recommend affordable and reliable services for the following types of repairs:Bathrooms- both tubs and tub surrounds Will need to be replaced.

My partner and I both have good credit and good jobs at major financial services firms but limited capital. 

It was a foreclosure that allowed me to do some (mainly cosmetic) upgrades and sell for a profit.

I think I am mainly interested in buy & hold properties.

So let me get this straight, FHA will only consider so much of1) seller concessions part of your up front costs with their loans because they want to provide financial assistance towards mainly the purchase price of the home(?)

I would like to know if there is a competing service.