Unless, of course, you want to be on the hook for a potential lawsuit.

A lawyer can help you to assess your options and file a lawsuit against the building next door if necessary.  

Lawsuits against them?

:D And since it looks like we own nothing that dissuades petty lawsuits from coming along. 

It seems I have no choice but to get a lawyer at this point even though the last thing I want in my life right now is a lawsuit.

I think I take such great care of my properties that I really don’t worry about a lawsuit.. except when it comes to SNOW.

Would losing this property to a law suit hurt me severely financially?

And then the adverse action notice task so you don't receive a lawsuit.  

I figure I can get a loan of approx $1.25M and build / rehab a decent property with that money (where as simply buying wouldn't get me much).Ideally, I'd get a 2/3br 2ba in a decent neighborhood and build an in-law-suite on the property, with the plan being to move into the in-law-suite and rent out the home.Neighborhoods I'm looking at are in NE LA: Mt.

I have never done any business with them, but heard plenty.Out of curiosity, I just did one: it looks mostly benign on just the name, but Google also auto-suggests adding words like “scandal” or “lawsuit” to the search.