I don't think I can ask the seller to evict prior to purchase, although that would be the best scenario.

Before making a decision, run the numbers on both scenarios—holding and reinvesting—and consider your long-term strategy.

Is a shared bathroom common or should we add more?

Learning from agents commonly working with investors is your next opportunity to find a mentor.To be honest, I wouldn't try to find a mentor from random investors on the internet.

@Ethan Borshansky, There was a brief period of time in the early 2000s when this type of "leasehold exchange" as described above was fairly common. 

This is a common misconception but we're an online platform where the owner chooses their own price and selects their own tenants.

if they are pressuring you like this.PLEASE watch the American Greed Episode on Remmington Financial  .not saying these guys wont or don't fund of course.. but when I do my deals with my banks its common that I pay for the phase one and the appraiser directly..  

A common misconception is that you have to put down 20% of the purchase price.

In that scenario Section 8 tenants are the least risky tenant base. 

@Alba Cheung if this attorney doesn't complete the eviction look at the dockets and see what attorneys commonly handle evictions in you area.