That said, I would love to be able to get the tenant out so that way I can completely rehab the place, bring rents up and get someone in both sides that I approve of (I don't think they would pass my screening process).The situation I'm in is this...Owner of the house passed away (I believe) and left it to her daughter that lives in California. 

Not something I would do but some do believe catering to tenants whining is necessary.

this is just the real estate version of the Nigerian prince scheme we have all seen over the years... they use BP   Linkdin  facebook  to troll for those that ask for money then respond.. and believe me it works with not only newbies but real estate professionals as well.. some of the better scammers are pretty good at this.I suggest you watch this one episode on American Greed.. its was on Remmington financial.. and you can see how pervasive fake lenders are ..

I believe there is a “foreign entity” (forgive my ignorance) type approval process we would need to complete to be able to use TX LLC in Arkansas.

Sounds like you bought a house, with taxes paid up for the quarter already and you took possession sometime during the quarter. it also sounds like they forgot to calculate the tax credit due to the seller at closing. if that's the case, I believe most purchase contracts have a clause that states you will make it right if there was some miscalculation or simple omission at closing. even if not, the old owner paid for taxes and you are benefitting unjustly. the ethical thing in my mind is to refund the extra tax. there is no reason to go to court for this.if i'm wrong, please explain the situation better.

Its works for us at the moment, and the ever dwindling inventory and Mom and Pop owners, i believe everyone should be focusing their efforts on doing this as well. 

The low down VA loan is a way to enter the high priced San Diego RE market without a lot of money.I am neither a veteran or a mortgage broker but believe the following to be a good path for those who have a VA loan option:The VA loan is for owner occupied purchases but can be used to purchase up to a quad (up to a 4 unit property).I recommend new investors start with a detached duplex. 

I keep my rents slightly below market to attract these tenants. 87.2% of BP “tenant from hell” post have their basis in bad or missing screening.you also have a very solid renter base in the PDX metro area.. it differs wildly when you head out east believe me.

I believe the rents could be raised to $600 which would put me at $160/month cash flow.

@Joe Banks I believe those are guidelines.