I have been communicating to them via text messages so far, and also receiving payments with extra charge for being late. 

If you are friendly with a title company, you should be able to get advice and documents drawn up or at least samples sent your way.

@Peter SikI'll say this and leave it at that- it was one of the best advice I received from a experienced landlord- "NO tenant is better than a BAD tenant" Pick your tenants wisely, it could make or break your investment property.

If the interest you're paying your father or someone else, combined with the interest on the mortgage, combined with the principal paydown, the rent received, the expenses... if everything results in cash flow that meets your goals, then it will all come down to mustering the faith to take that next step.I would highly recommend connecting with someone locally who has house hacked... pick their brain, learn how they made it work, etc. 

Passive marketing (receiving calls) is going to cost you money, active marketing (calling your database and cold calling) will cost you energy.

You can receive better returns if you are willing to look outside of King and Snohomish Counties and outside of Washington.

I have had a couple ask me what to do once they've received the notice that I've filed against them for the eviction.  

I will use this post to document my experience so far and update it in coming days. 

They should be able to give you a really good idea about how to make a deal work with them.If you go into a deal knowing what numbers you need to hit, what documents you need to have, what your timelines are... you should be a lot stronger for it.Has ANYONE ever talked to a hard money lender and had them say 'go pound sand until you have a deal?'

I’m looking to buy my first Rental Property and had a question in regards to a Renters Lease. Is there a template that I can follow, or is this something that my RE lawyer can write up for me? Any insight is appreciat...