I did pay him $30,000 after a week of work and understand that I owe him more, regardless of how poor the quality of his work was.

If you have credit card debts with high rates/high balances I would focus on paying it down to 15% to 30% Max balance to credit limit ratios to lower your DTI - Debt to income ratios, increase credit scores and be in a better position to buy more properties at a lower mortgage rate.

With long term rentals (or any house aside from a flip), you are unlikely to make money off the sale of the home if you have only owned it for 2 years after you pay the realtors and other fees.

Or else I would prefer to have more tenants paying this way.

We are considering paying her a bit of premium.

Or you can save $200 now and probably pay it later when you start having problems and need to figure out why.

Ranching is not foreign to me, but as an investment property I wouldn't be operating it.The seller is only willing to go as high as a three year balloon.It is on a well and has a septic system, both of which I would pay to have inspected prior to purchasing.

Last time I looked, you are only being paid .22% more, so I stay 2-3 days liquid with no early withdrawal penalties. 

Paying cash?

They are bad renters and there is a very good chance they won't pay the last month of rent.