At that level of court, you aren't getting the best qualified judges, and sometimes they follow their own law instead of what is in the law books.Whatever happens, wait patiently for your first legal opportunity to get rid of your parasite tenant.

Ask what there experience is, ask for references, and ask the costs/fees.I also highly recommend that you use a RE attorney in the state in which you are investing as many states have many different laws and it is practically impossible for an attorney in one state to keep up with every state's laws and changes.

Do lawyers know the laws in each state or would I be better off finding them in each state?

Welcome to BiggerPockets.It's 1978 and it is a federal law that you must provide your tenants with the "Protecting your family from lead in your home" booklet and have them sign the lead disclosure form.To find the booklet just google for the title above and you can download a pdf and print it out on your computer.

Building codes change all the time most likely they add more laws not take away.

I am currently working in law enforcement, but i would like to make pasive income to supplement my salary, also when is retire in about 7 years i dont plan on working for anyone but myself :cool:

If you hold rental real estate there may also be specific liability coverage you should consider.In addition to that, you need to seriously consider getting a personal umbrella liability policy.The thing about insurance is many think it is expensive until they need it and unfortunately, most state laws prohibit back dated coverage now.

New here from Utah, hope to be able to learn a little more on the site, I just got involved in real estate, dropped out of Law School when I felt that it wasn't for me.

However, in some states they might view a bird dog as a party who should be licensed in order to collect finders fees, so check your state laws.

So many people were screaming for the government to cut rates, well here’s the result.A law of physics states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction.