My solution, as to not be a negative nancy (no offense to nancies), would be to handle it like an RV park, and then lease the operation to someone.

I saw a difference when I had a much more personable front-line PM employee who was just so caring and really took care of each tenant like they were her next door neighbor. 

Check with a lawyer, but some areas allow for expedited eviction if a drug offense is found. 

Maybe Surrey central.I know biggerpockets stresses to buy for cashflow however, I feel having a couple hundred bucks of cashflow is a defensive move, rather than an offensive move.

I just started the Cert. program at NYU and it's going well so far.If you're interested in a real debate about Real Estate MBAs (no offense BP ;)), check out Wall Street Oasis and specifically some of these threads:https://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/mba-programs-for-real-estatehttps://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/where-was-your-first-job-post-mba-where-are-you-nowhttps://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/career-pivot-via-masters-in-real-estatehttps://www.wallstreetoasis.com/forums/msre-vs-mba-decision-looking-for-opinions-based-on-my-situationinterestsMy final point is that like you, I want to use an MBA to help build out my own portfolio.

No offense to anyone.You should be using QuickBooks to budget, forecast, cash flow, knowing how much you owe and own, when, to whom, where etc. and know your equity. 

Does anyone have experience renting to tenants with prior offenses?

Your cleaner is your front line. 

dont take offense if they are wanting 50/50 remember you have little to no experience but if you have experience then you can significantly add spread to your split

It’s a royal PITA.The best offense is a good defense.