I am also new and I have spent the last year studying real estate and investment. 

I have roughly familiar with them but will explore each of these scenarios with a bit of study and see which one is frankly the easiest to do, while also being the easiest to explain.On second read, I also really like the land contract idea as that seems pretty close to what I had in mind since she owns the property outright.

Study hard and have a blast!

Study your lease ,think of any violations that are occurring and write them down specifically what section they are breaking .

The problem I have seen across the board is that most agents simply don't understand the principles of investing, what investors are looking for or how to walk a property and adequately estimate repair costs.Unfortunately, most of these skills are only acquired through adequate study and conducting your own renovations.Not sure what your business model is or how exactly you are trying to outreach to investors or builders.

The problem I have seen across the board is that most agents simply don't understand the principles of investing, what investors are looking for or how to walk a property and adequately estimate repair costs.Unfortunately, most of these skills are only acquired through adequate study and conducting your own renovations. 

A nice $$ pet fee and pet rent is good, and also they've done studies that show tenants stay longer with pets.. but I will say, it 100% depends on the owner.   

When I read the book, I first read through it for general information, then read it again and took notes on everything, then studied those notes like I had to be tested on the information.

I will be studying those closely.

I spent the last year and a half studying the business and weighing out my options.