You can usually work this right into the lease without a problem, talk to a lawyer about specifics.Make it clear that there is a 12 month lease.

@Matthew AllenNotaries here in Canada are typically lawyers.  

This can include things like what day of the month late charges are assessed to accounts, how many days after a homeowner is late do they turn it over to the lawyer and probably something like the issue you're battling, which falls in line with whether or not they charge a move-in fee or a new resident processing fee.  

Hi, I am looking to establish an LLC for our Real Estate investments and am looking for a strong lawyer in this area.  

Involving a lawyer would not be worth the expense.

That being said, still use it if you're not going to wholesale, because the person you're doing business with likely will not know the law well enough, and as long as they think there's a contract in place they probably will pay the birddog fee anyway.I'm not a lawyer but I think it would be upheld in court unless your state has case law against birddogging.

However having her establish a independent business that you contract with for services seems to be a good way to go, but of course you should check with your lawyer..

I mean whats a lawyer going to do except bill you 300 to 500 an hour. 

Hi, I received a legal notice from my former tenant stating that I need to return full refund of their deposit. The property is in FL and is a Long Term Rental. I sent them "Security Deposit Refund and Itemized Deduct...

I'm not a lawyer, be sure to seek out legal advice from a proper attorney.