We never hired a management company, as it was not cost effective with rent we have been charging and it is only one house.Another question: If I do wait til Fall 2019 to sell, should I rip the carpet (up the stairs, living room hallways, bonus and bedrooms—2600sf house) and leave floors bare, (it’s light colored, horrible carpet) to allow buyers to add their own?

If this was in a major metro in AZ, I'd say to PM me, but I'd go with who you've got or maybe contact American Life Financial (notsohardmoney.com) and see if they are a play.

She had 2 girls that she played sports with from CSB that rented the other two rooms for $500 each.

The city isn't going to play hide & seek.

There are several different issues at play here. 

As long as you are abiding by the Fair Housing Act and not making a decision based on any protected class, I think you can ask anything you like (e.g. do you play chess at the grand master level?

Investing in real estate can most definitely produce a good positive cash flow for you to never work again, if you play your cards right.

I am trying to understand all the parties that can be involved and at what point in the timeline they play a role.

Probably busy out buying quality assets that help you meet your goals instead of playing amateur macro economist. 

At the start of the auction they may withdraw some of them.If you want to play this game you should have a number of properties in your pipeline.