If tenant Vacated you can NOT evict them unless they left "substantial presence" behind such as personal items, clothes etc.

Having a shed, garage, unfinished basement, or other spots for housemates to store their bicycles, skis, seasonal clothing, tools, etc., etc. will help reduce the clutter in the house.

If your on Hud, Babies equal bedrooms. 

Rushing and buying a property for 200k, chasing rents, dealing with evictions, constant repairs, and seeing baby appreciation over the years is not the best moveSaving up a bit more, buying in a more solid location that has higher quality tenants and larger room for appreciation will usually play out better for you in the long run. 

Be careful cutting in around the ceiling and use drop cloths.

This wiring can be identified most often with a black woven cloth insulated sheathing and is run and secured using modern methods of staples and freely passing through the framing in drilled holes (no tube insulators).The major problem with this wiring was that this woven sheathing deteriorated really fast and the wire was often more brittle than its predecessor.

You can make minor adjustments based on the type of appliances (dishwasher, clothes washer and dryer, air conditioning, etc.) and the size of the rental.

It accomplished exactly what my wife and I hoped for: Got us taking directly (with them and ourselves) about what our broad goals were, and beyond that the baby steps that would take us there.

I am using Kelly Moore “canvas cloth”.

We just had a baby back in October and are not keen on the idea of moving right now, plus our mortgage is crazy cheap so we don't really want to lose that right now either.