How do you navigate that challenge in a market like Utah, where achieving that kind of rent-to-mortgage coverage is becoming nearly impossible?

Would be happy to meet up and discuss your goals in more detail.Glad you said it, I didn't want to come off as being negative@Jackson Harris  the Phoenix area may not be for you with that kind of money yet for all the reasons Scott mentioned. 

What kind of verbiage can be used?

That is not a benefit for you, nor any kind of evidence that they are worthy of becoming a resident.That issue aside, I would not allow someone with a recent eviction on my property unless the "unfortunate circumstance" was unlikely to recur AND they otherwise have a strong historical track record of making payments AND they would put down a very large security deposit.

I am kind of new to real estate investing as I got lucky the first two times but now I am looking to invest quite a bit more money and I am slightly terrified. 

If they agreed to that, then the clause appears to be fulfilled assuming the lessor approved the quality of work.The entire clause is kind of sorry in the way it's put together and reeks of amateurish property management by an owner.

Logging is always an option.. what kind of timber ? 

Hard money, which is most commonly from an institutional lender (either a broker with a white label setup or a lending firm), is generally available, but you will need to meet experience requirements to obtain funding from these kinds of lenders.

With that kind of sentiment from the city, the application to build a 6.9 million square foot expansion of the Hoffman Town Center, which is what the lots are all currently zoned for, is highly likely to be approved by the end of the year, possibly pushed to 7.6 million square feet, and will be completed over the next decade.

In terms of getting priced out here, what kind of house hacking strategies have you looked into?