I'm in the process of purchasing my first property and initially it will be my primary residence.

I have a land parcel in the area of Richmond , VA , which i bought in a tax sale for a good price , it is 6.4 acres lot zoned residential in a great location surrounded by built houses also but needs and easement, i did the research for it how it gets solved , and the most convenient solution for it is that There is another 0.5 an acre adjacent to it , was already part of it and got separated by the old owner , which gives it an easement easily and that makes the whole lot easy to have other utilities based on the county opinion after talking to them and discussing that option , that parcel also past due on taxes , owner dead and heirs do not care about it and it is in the process of going to auction GOD knows when , but i assigned that case to a lawyer who had that case for almost 5 months and did not do anything to it after agreeing on filling for an easement by right through that adjacent parcel He did not seem to been working at all and i need to move the case to somebody else from the area who would start working on and has passion to do it ?

Only a handful of these properties would even qualify for Section 8 housing, which has some very minimal requirements.

If your tenant is already looking for ways to minimize paying you, you'll deal with that as long as you have that tenant. 

Not sure how you refer to that process in CA, I'm sure it's called something else there.  

The other is north Birmingham area where houses are older and appreciation chances are minimal but the prices are $700-900 with section 8.

If anything, you're only gaining a reputation for being detailed and they know they can't get by with minimal effort.

I waited like I had in the past so I wasted some time not starting the eviction process immediately.

I'm still in the learning process I've been in contact with a potential mentor his name is Pat Cleary any feedback back would be appreciated

Ian,I'm in the middle of my first broker selection process here in Virginia so I'm by no means an expert but I have had several interviews already.