Or does the tenant need to pay a security deposit ASAP or ill be forced to evict him?

Medical illness and  job loss can turn a good tenancy into an eviction.

any advice would be greatly appreciated. ill happily discuss the deal with anyone who would give me the time. thank you in advance for any help.

I am still learning, but just to place some numbers on the board to understand more for myself...ill pick the 2 cheapest 3/2/2's in my area in a B+ location id be willing to invest in as a rental.Property 1: 3/2/2 1,519sq ft $159,900 = average rent based on rentmeter.com is $975/monthProperty 2: 3/2.5/2 1648sq ft $161,000 = average rent based on rentmeter.com is 1050/monthSo if i sold my townhouse and put 100k toward both properties, that would place me at the following roughly...Property 1: $975/month rent - $455/month = $520/month or $6240/yrProperty 2: $1050/month rent - $455/month = $595/month or $7140/yrcombined it would be $1115/month or $13,380/yrOption 2:Brand new housing selling in a A+ area near me... 

I've pulled up the current baseboards because they were in poor condition so once I have the floor laid out Ill go ahead and install the baseboard.

Give me a call tomorrow and Ill put you in touch. 

Thanks again for the input and ill get back on here when we make the "official" decision!

The first one was a home run the second flip ill make the 30k threshold but it was junk it wouldn’t make grade for investment where I’m at today. 

Ive bought properties 'sight unseen' - once the offer is accepted THEN ill go and see it.

No ill perception here, I appreciate your thoughts.