No comment on if they're one of the sharper knives in the drawer.  

i just learn more through time that the most important tool you can have is your financing, the sharper it is the more you can do

You will be sharper and more prepared to face those questions and make well-rounded decisions. #3 Now to your question.

You can still make smart purchases at the top but you have to be much sharper and aware of your market/pricing.

Gives a bit more detail and the numbers get sharper. 

Last and not least, the break has allowed me to stabilize the properties, understand pricing/the numbers and can be sharper on any future investments.

That isn't a bad thing, it's just that the higher rates and fees usually make up for the lack of a sharper cut on the deal.

But this time he seems to want me to handle the issue directly by evicting the tenant, at the cost of some 6 months of rent (the house cannot be re-rented easily as it is under contract to be sold on an indefinite time frame).I posed a related question before but the lawsuit dimension has brought the matter into sharper focus. 

BP has helped me refine my thinking and put context to my experience, making my own decisions sharper and hopefully my counsel more insightful.

@S Harper, If you have an addendum to add her to the lease, then use it.