Sometimes she was late for rent and they were keeping me in loop about the same and then paid the rent a week later etc.Now for Sept they didn’t pay the rent and when I reached out asking for rent after 5th Sept, they said that they vacated the place due to hazardous mold issue (she says she verified with over the counter mold kit) and also said this is a 5 day notice to fix the place.

Creative Financing StructuresThere’s also the possibility of lease-option or lease-purchase agreements, which allow you to control a property now and buy later, often with part of the rent going toward the down payment.

You should know who is living in your property to ensure they are not a danger to the rental, the neighbors, or yourself.There's also the risk that Tenant A moves in, then later adds Tenant B without adding them to the lease.

Initially we had this home built to be a primary residence for us & later decided to rent it.

My roofer capped and flashes areas a couple of months later. 

Then I go to the prothonotary a month later and file a lien against them.

.: People are still able to access COVID money four years later???

My personal goal would be to keep the tenant even if the unit was in rough shape, and just get to the bottom of the late rent thing

@John UnderwoodUnderstood, but do you think it should ever cross my mind in the future to dive into the STR realm so I can maximize tax-write offs (Passive losses offsetting active/earned income) from my Job later or just stick with the good, stable, LTR’s? 

Also, you can refinance later when rates do go down.