It will have everything required and you can add on to it based on your experiences. 

Saving money is a great plan, but debt is NOT a dirty word!

You can't because you don't know the move in condition of the home and it would be the seller's word against the tenant. 

Lenders will require you to have some skin in the game.

If not, or if this is a first time occurrence, I'd start with gathering any tangible proof that the damages are a result of the other landlord or tenant ie; video camera, pictures and suggest to the tenant that they seek a resolution based on the evidence.

She won't have an income from her job and with a normal loan banks won't lend based on Worker's Compensation income.

Based on the info that Matt shared should only need the house to appraise for around 250k to satisfy the ARV of less then 60% to get the mortgage released which I will have no issue getting that appraisal amount.

You are essentially building a list with all the records they provide of owners who, based on the filters you add, might be interested in selling.

I've seen monthly stipends range from 1500-2800, specifically looking near the military bases, medical center, and airport. 

I don't think you'll find unrestricted but I don't know the market it just sounds like an absolute word from someone that doesn't understand what zoning and entitlements are and how you get permission to build multiple dwellings on one parcel.