Change the locks when the project is finished.Enjoy the process, and don't give up!  

One thing we did discover is (this property doesn’t have a basement it’s on a slab), because of the pet urine soaking into the concrete after cleaning, bleaching… we sealed it with Kilz oil based sealer to lock in/out the odors and ran my Ozone machine for a month to help with the smell.The Bear Paint distributor for Home Depot said we should have used water based Kilz and not oil based.

Taxes 3172they both have their own water and utilitiesSide 1 has not been renovated in 20 years so i would have to change the carpetside 2 has been renovated and should have no problem bring in the normal rent.The current going rent around the area on average is 850 with some renting around 900.Should i pull the trigger?

I have read all of @Brandon Turner and J Scott´s books among listening to all of the BiggerPockets podcasts getting close to pulling the trigger on my first deal!

Then you inspect house, if no major damage and all the junks gone give the the $$$ and change the locks as she walks out the door..The cost of eviction is about $350 if would bet and you'll lose time during the process.. so get paperwork ready to file the day after she hasn't left if she doesn't leave..

@Carrie Maultsby-Lute because you have land locked parcels you would want to see what you can make work with the neighboring land owners.

They don't pull the trigger even if the property meets the investor's criteriaObviously the agent, you plan to hire, uses digital documents and signatures to save everyone time. 

My thoughts were to build up some equity along the way and get locked into a good interest rate on a humble starter home and then when I sell 5-7 years down the road and trade up, I can use that equity (from appreciation, forced appreciation, and payments towards principle)  towards a downpayment on our true family home. 

. $100K for 7 years) that will allow her to minimize her cap gains taxes, while ensuring that I can leverage "attractive" financing as I am not in need of seller financing and would generally prefer to lock in 4-5% interest for 30 years (rather than be subject to higher "hard money" interest rates and shorter payback period).

Unfortunately we're locked into this cycle as even if the crackdown were reversed today, the chill in the population will be long lasting.Politics affects your investments.