Hence you can do a deal for a normal client where you get a fee based on the deal.The state bar will know the specific answer.

A lawyer, who's verifibly been to school and passed the bar and will stand behind his work will charge only a fraction of that price.You're being ripped off by a con man.

Pop over to the new member forum and introduce yourself when you get a chance.To help with learning how to make it in your local market you could look for a local REIA by clicking on this link (it's also on the bottom of the nav bar to the left)http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investment-clubs.htmlThat would help hook you up with some locals if there's an investment club in your area.

Barring non-payment of rent or something drastic, you won't be able to get them out if they misbehave and they CAN enforce it because you have something to lose.With more middle income tenants that have a job and good credit, then I do a year lease.If you need to evict them, you can just give them 30 days notice and find a better tentant rather than have to go through the process of eviction.That sounds good in theory, but you will still need to evict tenants if they are trouble.

I've read the bar in Metro Detroit is pretty low and you have to be pretty hands on.

Keep doing deals and keep push the bar up.

Adam,There a few good resturaunts with private rooms or good bar areas that would be good.  

I could probably borrow for less, but I like to keep him happy so he says "sure" when I ask if I can borrow $360k by Friday on a Wednesday (I literally asked my guy that on the way back from a bar 3 months ago...got the money, bought the house and filed the security deed a month or so after. 

You can call your local bar referral service for a few names, and they'll tell you the cost.Don't let a tenant who's not paying stay!

I don't see the 95% bar now so it must have been that.