I told my husband that we had a good trial run on how evictions work in NC.  

Surround yourself with experienced people who will help you evaluate a deal:  real estate broker, property manager, real estate agent, lawyer, CPA, insurance broker, finance adviser and a steady diet of improving books.

I believe you need a BP Pro membership to access it, but you might be able to get a trial period or something like that to check it out. 

You will probably have to do a lot of leg-work/trial and error.

The ones Ive seen that claim to be free ask you to sign up for a trial membership which will then begin to charge you if you dont cancel.

The truth is, you could read 100 books and still not know enough because certain things need to be learned through trial-and-error.

Then your housing problem will still be solved and you'll already know ahead of time the expense of leaving this apartment earlier due to buying your own place.PS..... just remember that a realtor advising you to buy a house is like a supermarket giving you diet tips.

This is especially true if you're only giving yourself a 6 month "trial period."

She was wondering where her Diet Cokes in the fridge went. 

That may be easier said than done because this type of tenant will disappear into the mist of his vape without a forwarding address (maybe check his mom's basement).If you can't find him, you can't serve him, so no court trial.