You give then a free ride at your own expense - your expenses go up every year !!!

So I wouldn't be able to find someone to pay (or come close to) that in a timely fashion because its waaaaaaay above what the area warrants even though its a fully renovated property.I decided perhaps I could shoot for a DSCR loan to cash out refi and then rent from there but due to the rent avg in the area being so low versus what the DSCR monthly rate would be, I wouldn't qualify for it.

I've only seen one house in my area with that steely-blue and I love riding by it! 

It’s going to be a wild ride, for sure.I would definitely say for your first deal to steer clear of fix and flips on your first deal.

Have been looking for a few years for land in southern MN/northern IA on which to build an old fashioned foursquare and barn/outbuilding...something about 10ac+.

I live ok, but you would never guess how much money we handle every month by driving by my house or seeing what kind of car the family rides around in.Second point, when I buy a property, it is in distress and I buy at a heavy discount.  

Through constant annoyance and hounding I was fortunate enough that @Jay Hinrichs let me "ride along" with him a couple years ago.

Sometimes qualitative aspects can over-ride the math...

If you google search "human interaction" you will learn more about it, it's an old fashioned thing our parents used to do.

The reason she's not leaving is because you're not demonstrating the proper image of a Landlord that knows what he's doing, so she's going to ride this out and continue saving thousands of dollars.Hire a professional that takes action.