Gene it sounds like the lease was not set up optimally when originally created.A commercial real estate attorney familiar with retail and business litigation should be able to properly evaluate the situation and make recommendations.Does the tenant per the lease have to disclose sales,business financials, and ongoing personal?

@Dominic Punzo, as @Zachary Paul notes.. check the zoning.  

I was researching r/e express because those ads dominated google!  

Our goal to purchase our first property preferably a single-family home or duplex near a Campus/University or community dominated by young professionals looking to rent within the next year. 

In Hyman Minsky's economic teachings he states:"The Financial Instability Hypothesis suggests that over periods of prolonged prosperity, capitalist economies tend to move from a financial structure dominated by hedge finance (stable) to a structure that increasingly emphasizes speculative and Ponzi finance (unstable)."

These things will help make you knowledgable and domineering on what you selected for a niche.  

Oil pricing is dominated by world economics; world political events impact the price at the pump, where natural gas pricing is driven by the domestic market.

In my education I've learned that the dominant rental age is usually in between 28-35.

@Gene P.

Using comprehensive keywords and tagging you can ultimately dominate your market as the Go-To Landlord in providing the best living experience for your residents.