The homes are typically brick ranch style and need some updates. 

Lol, I have gotten fired for giving bad news but on the flip side I've been hired for my no BS style, my tenacity, my extreme patience, and for tackling problems created by others.

The other nice thing is the locks are available at every big box (Lowes, Home Depot, Menards) and available in many colors and styles, including versions with key pads which may be good for STR.I am not sure on the commons area, that may be a gap.Kwikset also has a landlord version that accepts a master key.

With only 10K the fasted way is like to drastically modify your life style to embrace the frugal and save every penny going forward until you have enough for a DP, closing costs and a reserve fund. $10K after closing costs and holding back a reserve fund will leave you about $5K for a DP.

I'm not sure the work it needs vs a 75k condo that is apartment style where you have neighbors above and on the side of you, it is on a bottom floor.

I'll take them to lunch ASAPI have a military background so I would rather the no BS style of learning.

Also depends on style of building. 

@Brandon Turner's book on property management is excellent.A great option, IMO, is to find a PM that will do "a la carte" style management.

I would not even have named the current occupant as styled the suit as: Myself vs Original tenant and all other occupantsA couple of other questions and observations just to help:-I would go to your profile and change it to just your initial so this thread cannot be googled by the occupant-Did you seek a monetary amount or just possession? 

Speculation isn't investing (it's guessing with style), and rationalization is very expensive.