All of the painting professionals we use say that flat is the way to go, but I'm wondering if this is because they know they are going to get a full paint when the tenants move out because after a year of living, there's no way just touching up will be sufficient. 

No prior eviction everCredit score of 650 or upBe upfront with my expectations, that we follow the lease 100%, treat this relationship professionally as a bussines

HiI’m a professional hockey player that’s looking to add a property to my portfolio.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

You should probably hire a professional (lawyer or consultant of some sort) to take a look at everything and outline your options for you. 

We are exploring using private money and have had a few people contact me through BP but how do I know they are legit?

You will definitely want to get residents on the new lease agreements so that you can manage the park in a professional manner and enforce rules.

I spoke to my other two tenants below her who informed me that they do not have a roach problem in their apartment so problem is clearly this upstairs tenant.I told her i would have a professional exterminator come to her apartment and have it sprayed.  

This is equivalent to walking onto a court with a professional basketball team as a 5'6" teenager with no shoes and telling them you want to join their team because you read a book somewhere that told you it was easy.

I graduated College in 1996 and got my first professional job in 1996.Then I said to myself..... who do I really want to get rich?