Would love to get insights on where's good areas to rent for a first time mover in MN as a young single professional.

Vehicles break down, Movers cancel or move appointments, Tenant's "friends" do not show up to help, etc. etc.

Few DIY rehabs move really quickly. 

If the lease she produced is not executed, there is no legal contract/obligation for you to provide a home and she does not have a right to live in the property.Hire movers to clear out the house, change locks and find a good tenant. 

Aloha,Who hired the movers for the "set out", and what did they do with the fridge and stove?

In most counties, you can them make an appointment with the sheriff's department for a deputy to accompany you and keep the piece while your movers put everything out on the street and the owners are escorted out. 

. $185k going to $3.5 M over 36 years is actually only an 8.5% annual rate of return.

You also have insurance for most issues.Keep in mind that NONE of the big dealers and movers on here do the anonymous thing. 

Go to Aberdeen, Raymond, or some other small market and you will have better luck.

That will keep housing prices high, but everyone involved in the housing market will get walloped - builders, realtors, movers, financiers, home furnishers, etc.