Swanton is a little more rural than my liking, there are definitely some cheap houses out there, but limited buyers/tenants.

Cooling a 2 story house doesn't come cheap. 

Cheap learning experience.

I do know of some off market ones you could get on the semi cheap.

This is part of the problem with "inexpensive markets"  certain buyers flock there thinking they'll pick things up for cheap and then realize that it costs more to repair than the property is worth, then when they decide not to fix it up you get horror stories like this. 

Is the surrounding area cheap because no one wants to live there? 

The current plan is to get her in a cheap month-to-month lease while searching for a more permanent solution.

Property managers don't come cheap, but they free up your time so you're not handling those 3AM calls yourself (or your partner in this case). 

Bob Peterson(317) 440-7498Ain't cheap but thorough like you wouldn't believe.

@Cornelius Charles Since having leads available is critical to call capture and conversion, I suggest you buy a few cheap, brightly colored clipboards and leave them loaded with lead sheets (and a pen; maybe a calculator, too).