It will be worth its weight in gold should another attorney wish to make your life miserable in order to make a name for himself/herself.

For the local market it is worth it's weight in gold. 

Good attorneys who really know what they are doing are worth their weight in gold.  

I treat each property like my own and have experience with tough to run/manage properties and have succeed in bringing life back to even the toughest projects.I usually charge a 25% placement fee with a 10% monthly upkeep fee.

It's the same premise as Fico 09 which will give less weight to certain derogatories i.e. 

Your risk would be dramatically spread out.Maintenance & Upkeep: To ensure a standard of excellence was maintained the company would have to take care of maintenance and upkeep on properties.

Community bank relationships are worth their weight in gold and allow one to pounce when deals come up...

With this type of broker you can multiply yourself, make sure you have an agreement to pay them for their time and expense (don't be cheap here, they are worth their weight in gold, treat them well, pay them well)Expired Listings when you get expired listing in your investing area make an offer 25% below the expired listing price.

A good plumber and a good electrician are worth their weight in gold.

A strong business attorney can tell you about other styles of business organization such as; limited partnerships, general partnerships, limited liability partnerships, trusts, trusts coupled with LLCs, professional corporations, statutory LLCs, and any number of other unique business structures available in your jurisdiction.Failure to obtain an attorney now may cost you thousands down the line in terms of not only upkeep, but that potential lawsuit where another attorney demolishes your legalzoom plan based on some technicality you didn't see coming.