Purchase price: $49,900 Cash invested: $39,000 Sale price: $145,000This was a great project and is one I will always remember.The biggest challenge we overcame was reverting years of hording and smoking.

1st they tell me how much they smoke and how many animals they have. 

Without running numbers on properties you're shooting a gun at targets in the dark.

I am thinking on offering (via email) that he uses the last month (already paid upfront) for May, but that he pays June and July.I am extremely worried he will not pay and will just sit in my house.I am also worried he is smoking inside, which I warned him about quite a few times not to do, and potentially destroying my property with careless occupancy.

(All of the problems, appear to be damaged by the tenant ((Broken cabinets, toilet seats, missing smoke detectors, etc.)) 

Construction can be a dark corner of real estate if the contractor is dishonest or not actually licensed.

It was pretty bad - they were refusing to pay rent, had lived there for 5+ years, didn't have a security deposit in place, smoking in the house, etc. and were pretty mad at us for "kicking them out of their home."

It was pretty bad - they were refusing to pay rent, had lived there for 5+ years, didn't have a security deposit in place, smoking in the house, etc. and were pretty mad at us for "kicking them out of their home."

Rental market is tight right now so I don't allow pets or smoking.

I'm seriously in need of help, but I believe in paying my way, so let me know if you need coffee or something.Kind of in dark place.TLDR:A guy who was a loser upon his early 30 I am wondering if I should look for a home (like a duplex), and rent it out, while I live on the other side (I am around Houston near crosby) if that helps, or am I in a out of luck situation due to the market.