Earning potential and cash flow seems like it would be easier to obtain if the numbers are right.

You could offer cash for keys to get her out-NEVER hand over any money until they are out and you have the keys and signed paperwork that they are out of the property. 

It'll be hard to cash flow if you are living there that much, though cash flow isn't everything.

Just focusing on the passive income you want to achieve will leave you chasing cash flow which will have you buying properties in worse areas with harder tenancies that seem to cash flow better, but will have large cap ex.Any time someone asks a question about where to invest and it can be anywhere, they aren't ready to invest and are opening themselves up to every pitch in the world on an area.

two families require way more cash and I don't have enough.

Purchase price: $50,000 Cash invested: $50,000 Single family brrrr

Purchase price: $45,000 Cash invested: $45,000 Single family buy & hold

So why not put that money to work and start building up some cash flow?

You will need to provide an explanation of the circumstances surrounding the BK every time you apply for credit, apply for a job, apply for a bank account, etc.Bottom line is if you’re working day labor type jobs for small companies and live on a cash basis it might not affect anything.  

This is a classic wrap.The second option is for me to collect $50k cash from Don and let Don pay off my $150k loan to Chase.