@Sacha LaCoss you don't need to waste time/money on an attorney until the Tenant initiates legal action. 99% of the time, threats of legal action are just that: threats.

This should be a line item list/budget.So, right now you have a few action plans.

hello my name is Sylvia and this is my first post so I apologize ahead of time for any mistakes I might make.I live in Cincinnati, Oh and I'm interested in buying a multi family as my first investment property, prefer...

House hack a duplex putting 10-15% down looking to live in one unit for 1 year then move out repeat the process. any sight on which is best and advice on what i can do to take action while i wait for a property to come up.

I am new to Real Estate investing hung up on my first course of action.

Running lines through a 70+ yr old, 6800 sq ft building & trying not disturb the tenants too much was very time consuming but I covered every nook & cranny except for the allowed exclusion of bathrooms & closets ONLY.

@Austin HefnerCongrats on taking action. 

That's the "consumer" mindset (scarcity mentality)Those who embrace business entities will remark about what they gain by having and using them.

Since this was my first investment, I used this property to quell my fears of not being able to rent a vacancy, interacting with tenants, and being the one to take action when a problem is reported.

We do our best to address every mistake we make though.Here are reasons we've heard from owners terminating their current PM and hiring us:1) Lack of timely communication. 2) Lack of documentation: - Monthly Owner Statements- Maintenance Invoices detailing costs3) Lack of timely eviction actions.- Taking over two right now where tenants haven't paid rent in 6 months and no evictions started!