If this woman is really a person of faith, maybe her Pasteur should be contacted.

He /She, most likely has buddies, colleges, and faithful customers (Who don't use another 100 agents) whom he will share that info ahead of you.

I bought Richard Warrens book, asked a lot of questions and read everything there is here on BP on the subject... that was my education... never had any faith in gurus who seem to spend the bulk of their time marketing and pitching their sales...who knows if they are even actually practicing real estate investing.If you are looking for a system to follow for rehabbing, JScott has a good one and it is free if you read his blog posts on 123flip.

It doesn't have to be a lot, but just a good faith showing that you have something to lose as well if a rental goes south.As for your bad credit, it happens.  

Excited to be apart of the BP family, and look forward to learning from you all.Best Regards,Kendra ~ It takes Focus, Action and Faith to Succeed~

After all of the advice I have received, my faith in humanity has been restored!

You should talk to a local attorney if you have any interest in seeking damages for your losses in this deal.Generally speaking, fraud requires the defrauder to have had the intent to defraud the person -- which can be difficult to prove without any specific evidence of bad faith.  

Demonstrate that you made a good faith effort in trying to resolve the issue with the tenant.

As long as your intent was to use the house as a primary residence for at least 12 months, and as long as you made a good faith effort to do that, I'm guessing you're safe.It sounds like you bought the house and got the mortgage in good faith, that you really did have the intent to stay, and then something in your life came up that you didn't foresee.

I appreciate you taking a leap of faith with us and I look forward to learning more about you as you jump in and connect here on BiggerPockets.