When the tenant left, I posted it on Facebook marketplace in June for cheap and got a lot of action, eventually settling on a guy who had a construction company who was going to fix and flip.

What are my courses of action here?

Good news is appreciation is strong, and getting tenants isn’t as difficult because there are more of them than inventory.

It sounds like you need to take action.

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The good news is its always an OK time to buy because real estate is always appreciating, almost always in the long term. 

They're millennials, and are unfortunately reinforcing a stereotype right now based on their words/actions.2.

If you are prone to enter homes uninvited or dig through someone's personal belongings, you may want to rethink your life choices.Landlord arrested for burglary after entering tenants home, sniffing underwear.https://www.kmov.com/news/land...

You will need to have the lease contract invalidated, either through legal action, such as an eviction, or by voluntarily having him give up his lease through a mutual agreement.

What is the best course of action to achieve my first rental without affecting my ability to get a primary residence mortgage?