Competent counsel in most parts of the US will cost $15 - 20k to get to the point of being prepared for trial, so likely after your attorney extracts the most he can reasonably expect out of you he will recommend settling - that means you giving up any profit you made, or throwing g in more money accentuating any loss.  

@Benny Weksler yeah I recommend doing a trial for tenant cloud.

There’s definitely some trial and error involved in real estate, but here are a few things I wish I had really embraced early on:1.

.➤ Tenant Communication & Maintenance Portals for rent payments, maintenance requests, and messaging help streamline daily management.Trying a few platforms via demos or free trials can help you find what fits your needs best.

I still go to court because at a trial, someone needs to testify on the landlord side, and an attorney cannot do that. 

@Jason MonacoAccording to pacer it’s in discovery and the trial is in about a year from now.

If you can’t, then there is a trial.I would  suggest that what happens at trial will probably be governed first by the terms of your lease, but also by the landlord-tenant statutes of your state.

Ya-know, it kind of makes me think of diet fad's to be honest. 

And was it trial by fire?

@Christopher Carrese Gougeon Unless you have a LOT of landlording experience already or money to burn on your "trial by fire" education, you're better off hiring a Property Management Company (PMC).Also, some of the highest cashflowing properties are NOT in areas you'd want to invest in.Here's some useful info:Recommend you first figure out the property Class you want to invest in, THEN figure out the corresponding location to invest in.Why is Property Class so important for investors to understand and apply in their investing strategies?