@Alejandro Martinez I'm a fellow Canadian from just down the QEW from you (Hamilton) and moved to Orlando just over 5 years ago to invest in real estate full-time. 

Let me know how it works out with them, wondering if they are a reliable source.

Covering the mortgage isn’t an issue, but I’m considering factors like: Multi-Family: House hacking would help offset costs right away, but I’d likely need to put money into renovations upfront.Single-Family: Easier move-in with no immediate renovations needed, plus potentially lower tenant turnover once I rent it out For those who have been in a similar situation, what did you choose and why?

But I found out my neighbor who moved out to help her father, is planing to rent her place next door to me.

I think the first step would be to contact a lender and figure out our best options moving forward.

You’ve taken strong steps by hiring a reliable cleaner and listing the property across multiple platforms.

So advice to get the house against him and he will move out on his own is HIGHLY unlikely.  

I’d love to hear about the crime rates or any other issues (which we cannot guess from the online stats), and how easy or hard it is to find reliable tenants and property management companies.

Thanks but you won't be making any money on a new build because in so cal there is no land to build  same in miami where I moved to from columbus.

I've got a lot of problems with the Mayor, but this, I feel was a great move.