Use every opportunity you have to make sure you have a solid contractor and then build up a relationship.Today, we have hundreds of homes and while both I and other staff build relationships with contractors we obviously don't meet them onsite at jobs very often. 

Little things like this is necessary in identifying solid deals.

Budget is important, but so is buying a quality home (not fancy, just solid and in a good area).You said your plan is to buy more rentals, so use that money as a down payment.

I prefer to just have her leave and get the new tenant in because since she is on the market looking for a home purchase, I prefer to have a tenant who will stay there 2 yrs at least and the new tenant is solid financially and credit wise.

My lawyers say we could file eviction, but it's likely going to be a long road to enforce the eviction without a lot of supporting evidence other than "he said, she said" and anecdotal evidence. 

I help them by making sure their first deal or second deal is built on solid footing. 

I may do things modestly different from your process, but what you are suggesting looks very solid.

With all that said, it seems you've found a solid cash flow deal in a great location. 

If you’re numbers are right cash flow wise they seem to be solid.

I am trying to cap my next purchase at about $300k with a monthly return of ~$400 (have not found a place as I want to make sure my financial plan is solid before moving forward.Thank you in advance