I am usually home by 5pm with every Sunday off, as well as alternating Wednesdays and Saturdays off.

So you may not want to pay a truck steam cleaner $1 foot to steam clean the floor until after drywall...to see if it is necessary.

Nothing to do with the purchasing of real estate, obviously, but to help yourself out in the beginning and also as a potential alternative means of saving/making some extra money long-term?

You'll need several on your list because there will be times when your favorite contractor is on another job and you'll have to use another one that's on your list and available when you need them.I don't know about your area but if you're really in need survey the Home Depot parking lot for the vans and trucks with signs on them marked Contractor, Home Remodeling, etc.. 

As @Jay Hinrichs stated, the timber situation may have me in over my head as a rookie investor but it's never too early to have a few alternate strategies in my back pocket as my proficiency increases :) @Matt Katsaris, thanks for the heads up.

Houston is the 4th largest city in the US for a reason...jobs...and jobs are not going to go anywhere until alternative fuels have been found!

I am 21 and starting a career in truck driving.

Does anyone have any alternatives?

Plan B in your pocket,, tenant might not be able either to move out early.. you can ask but be prepared to offer more than just the prorated rent for a few days...and to have a moving truck for a few extra days yourself. 

Or alternatively if the owner walks away, and the bank decides to sell the NP'ing note ... does the insurance coverage convey with the note since the bank presumably required to be listed as additionally insured on the flood insurance policy (if the property was in the flood zone and one was required)?