I have been doing research into this but so far have not been able to be fully sure of this.

This type of property has the chance to cashflow, even highly leveraged, in a market where cashflowing properties are quite difficult to find.Could house hacking a property like this work while I am going to school? 

I do ask them not to leave trash laying around as well, however I'm not sure if this helps, because the types of people who do this will probably do so anyway.  

Thanks Adam, this is clear.With a view to putting them in collections myself / seeking a judgement > is this "doable" when I'm based in Europe?

This documentation will be helpful if you ultimately decide to charge the tenant for repairs.

any proactive steps i can take to help speed up the process?

Take this opportunity to upgrade your plumbing and electrical if needed. 

If you don’t mind living with other people, this is the easiest way to get into REI with little capital from you. 12 months after living in the SFH or multi unit, you can then look for another property and rinse and repeat.

Unfortunately @Gloria C. this happened to you. 

I want to add my experience with THD so it is helpful for others.