He is a very good tenant from what I can tell living alongside him in the building and I'd like to keep him if possible.Is it uncommon for a buyer/owner-occupier to move tenants into the more profitable units within their building?

In the past, all my transactions, like buying my own house and other investment properties were handled at a title company (we don’t normally use attorneys for closings normally in MO) and the deed of trust was handled alongside it automatically. 

So I’ve been going through tons of forums and articles and tons of YouTube videos from BiggerPockets members and investors but I’d like to see if anyone local can help me with some good first steps toward becoming a successful rental owner, alongside doing fix and flips and possibly fix and holds.Due to some setback about a year and a half ago my wife and I were tossed into a rat race of bad credit and constant phone calls to pay bills without any idea how to pay them.

The FHA 203k also allows you to finance the rehab costs alongside the purchase price.  

I also clean out rentals for my realtor, who I will be working alongside once I get my real estate license here (shortly).

Looking to work along side someone in the Columbus Ohio area.

I found a highly motivated seller, she was so motivated she offered me another property alongside with the one I initially inquired about, so I locked her up for an appointment Tuesday.

Razor Thin CashFlow: At $75/month in cash flow, all you need is one maintenance request per month to really wipe off the cash flow here, yes I can hear you say: but I $25 set aside,  yes, that would be used alongside the $75. 

Alongside our inspections, we are putting together the strategy for the park, running our test marketing to understand the demand in the market, and creating the budget for the project.  

I have met with them both and work with Melissa regularly, and can strongly vouch for both of them and their incredible knowledge and success in the Real Estate Business.I don't do real estate full time, but am an active investor along side my day job.