I know very little about commercial space but have a good commercial property resource.3) Use private money and leverage my flexible schedule to manage deals.4) Go into saving mode until I have enough money saved to continue deals.Anything I'm missing here or any recommendations from someone who has made this transition?

At least this way she leaves (hopefully) on good terms and you continue to collect rent the entire time she's occupying the property. 

In addition, we have been working with real estate investors for 10 plus years so happy to be a resource to you when it comes to questions or making contacts.

Ask the people who collect the taxes.Don't let an auction buy be your very first deal.

Take a look around BP for the "90 day challenge" - plus I would bet on a number of upcoming resources and webinars designed to help people with buying their first property by the end of the year.If you've already done all that and are still struggling with which direction to go, the bottom line is that it doesn't matter.

I collected rent.

I've been doing it for almost 4 years and have a lot of systems in place to make my like a lot easier.I would be happy to share some resources and numbers with you if you like.

For one collections would empty them out!! 

For example, I have joked with jurors that of course they don’t expect law enforcement to collect DNA, track down the fugitive, solve the case, get an indictment, and successfully litigate a complicated trial in 22 minutes with 8 minutes for commercials.

In the latter case the storm water collection system (or lack thereof) is grandfathered.