It appears the mold issue probably was in the basement at some point because I see the carpet was pulled up and there is new drywall up.

My goal is to refinance this place to pull my initial $18K back out through a refinance.

The bank may require you to pull the property out of your LLC and put it into your personal name to refinance it.

Guess I should have added in my original post that my plans are to do the "BRRR" plan that Brandon Turner talked about that's why I'm a little more focused on my refinance appraisal so I can refi then pull my rehab money back out of this project to put it into another one.

Basically, they pull this stunt and stay in a place right up to edge of eviction, and then move out, so there is no eviction history.  

Crank the song Home Sweet Alabama on your stereo as you pull into their driveway.

Year 2, cash invested might be pulled from reserves (if you're doing it right) so you actually have an infinite COCR in year two.

I'm also curious what kind of creative options I can find to get them both without pulling any mortgages out.

Half of the estate agents pulls off the moment you mention DSS, and the other half has super detailed applications where they demand a minimum income that she can't reach.

As the value increases, continue to pull money out of it to invest elsewhere.