The 2nd issue is rents or monies pass due, if she signed it and did not pay it, then she is in breach of her lease.Personally I would move unalaterlly, file for unlawful detainer for the monies owed with late fees, and deal with her case, maybe see if the attorney can open a counter lawsuit for that case to try and force her to folder her cards. 

In my opinion, multifamily stuff is less likely to hit the open market.Good luck as you push to your 6/1/2018 goal!

I looked at New London and think it's a fantastic town, probably going to see increases in value IMHO: its got great "bones" as a city, is starting to "urbanify" (trendy places starting to open) but it's way behind the curve, and it seems to me the hipsters there are still young and haven't started having kids/figuring out how to make the city work with kids--so prices are dirt cheap.

I am definitely open to suggestions on different types of loans. 

Probably not likely unless you have a lot of cash in that checking account.From experience with my business (not real estate) no lender will entertain a line of credit without substantial cash reserves or very strong history to show.Probably better off trying to open a bunch of credit cards at the same time and use those for the repairs.

They can certainly be tough to find though, and rarely on the open market. 

I am in NJ but also open for agents NC and Florida for opportunities there. 

If a tenant asks for access to personal property, open the door and grant a full day to remove items (assuming not a threat to property damage). 

I think an installment loan or HELOC would register as qualified funds as well, but you'd need to make sure opening debt won't skew DTI below requirements. 

Pay off the outstanding balance and the seller what they're owed (both stated in Purchase and Sale Agreement for everyone's safety).Obviously some of this is not traditional, such as getting something under contract before a debt is paid, but Real Estate Investing is usually more open to creative solutions.