I would update your renter criteria to "pets must be house trained or well behaved" to encompass the behavior you mentioned. 

My main concern is if the option to get away from this lot will be having to spend thousands on a lawyer to research and find that deed if possible in the event that I am not able to recover it, that plus going after the seller (pastor). 

They do seem to be having fewer children but maybe that is just the millennials I know.

The issue I seem to be having with this strategy is that most municipalities do not allow an ADU to be used as a short term rental.I am very much a novice with the idea of converting part of a home to an ADU so please forgive me if this is a silly question but it seems in order for me to str an ADU my only option would be to not actually convert it into an official ADU but rather section off the space and not include a kitchen.Am I correct in assuming that if this were the case I would not need an ADU permit and therefore not be bound to any laws preventing the use of any part of home as an str (with the exception of local str laws of course)Thanks so much for your time and any advice on this.David  

b) To renew the tenants lease for another year and see how the market behaves?

We have around $25k saved up for initial money, and will soon have over $12k for emergency funds.How are you dealing with fears (if you have them) of how the housing market is behaving?

1) If there wasn't a benefit to hiring/interviewing people based on their race, but instead their accomplishments, resume and character I don't think we'd be having this discussion. 2) The media focuses around race-baiting - if anything happens, ah, they make sure to let you know the race!

If, during the rental application process, the applicant cops an attitude or behaves abrasively towards you or your management staff, it's a good sign they're unhappy with life and want to drag others down to their level of misery.

My recommendation is that you look for a professional property manager that can get you to market rate and keep you there, screen tenants appropriately, deal with tenants that cause problems, and remove tenants when they refuse to behave.

@Maggie Mahoney  Nope people who behave this way would do this kind of stuff anyway.