What is the best path forward?

This is when I go out and value newly vacant REOs.

An unencumbered outlook is therefore necessary to provide some comfort in the gnarly world of distressed property.

So they double or triple the rent, then what’s e trailer worth?

I wanted to buy another house to move and rent out my current house within 2 years.I am happy to find this place so I can imporve my skillset as a landlord

Whatever you estimate a deal to be, isn't what it will be.

You want to make sure the $5k is the only money you will owe.

Check it out and see what it's about before it gets too out of control on here. 

Alexandria, VA is a great spot for house hacking!

Try to hang on until the end of the lease, or at least until there’s only 15-30 days left if the tenant is really keeping the property up and will let people walk the property while they pay rent.