Sounds like you are making some real progress!

I am primarily going to focus on buy and hold investments to generate a steady monthly cash flow.  

If you do not have a steady stream of income coming from hold properties then those funds can only be reimbursed through your job or the liquidation of valuable assets.

No tenants trash or termites and she would be getting a steady monthly income.

They lied at the outset (either they planned for the daughter to live there all along, or the daughter's plans changed and they didn't tell you, which is a lie by ommission.)They will not change, and now would be a great time to sit down and document everything that has happened so far, and continue to document as the situation progresses. 

I will be posting pics and the progress as soon as I start.

Newbie Investor here........I'm looking for a way to get passive, steady income and I thought a sure-fire way to do that was to start buying and holding.

I picture having rentals to keep a steady cash flow and flip houses.

She wants a rent house to start that way there is a steady revenue.

If you are determined to be your own project manager and deal with all the contractors and construction scheduling yourself,I wouldn't be more than 1 hour away because you are going to go there 3 or 4 days a week to check up on their progress and deal with all the dozens of difficult decisions you have to make.Its a ton of work,not the fun hobby to many newbees think it is going to be.