As for evicting the current tenant I would be very careful.

Do appraisers even care what the owner is using the property for?

Now be careful as  you cannot mitigate and change the lease terms  by asking for higher  rent amount or shorter lease term from the new replacement tenant.

By doing that you should be able to raise the rent and possibly the sales price depending on the demand.The best way to make more money is to be prepared to move to the hot areas and by buying small apartments and working your way up to make enough to be able to hire an experienced Property Manager or a Property Management Company to take care of the daily needs, both maintenance and occupancy,  that is experienced in that area or type and will report you regularly on what you need to properly oversee their efforts and the properties financial status.One good thing is that many smaller apartment complexes are owned by Mom and Pop. 

@Darlington Agu  I would be careful on buying in Memphis. 

Take care and continue being brave. 

Also, pay attention to deals that come back on market after falling off.

Pretty new at this but as I go through listings in Los Angeles, I've started to really pay attention to the price per square foot (and the lot size too).

Once I got their attention, we were able to get things resolved.  

I am planning to buy another home (most likely a live on oneside rent the other multi family) next spring once I take care of some unwanted credit card debt and save some money for a down payment.