The return needs to make sense but depending on the area you might settle for a smaller ROI but more of a potential appreciation play.

Finally since he paid/trying to pay can I continue with the eviction process?

Kids are 4 and 2, so they wear themselves out daily playing in the woods. 

Anyway, you have some good advise already.Without playing lawyer, you probably are not at fault but if the court was sympathetic you could end up owing money.

I currently work In the RAN (Royal Australian Nay) but within the next 2 months i'm going back to my prior AMAZING job (which sadly pays a little less as an outdoor educational instructor) Eventually i'd like to get to a stage where i'm pocketing enough through investment properties that my day job's income doesn't really matter and i can continue working where i love.I have just finished reading the Ultimate Beginner's Guide To Real Estate Investing which has given me plenty of ideas and as you can imagine even more questions.

In 2014, she bought the 650-square-foot space on East 12th Street for $749,000, and planned to continue living with her parents on East 11th Street during the renovation.Four contractors estimated the work would cost around $120,000 and tried to steer her toward a more traditional look, raising concerns that creativity could cost her buyers

Would you continue to press for the re-inspection?

I'm not sure if I should go ahead and get my RE license to dive into the business while I continue to learn and grow or not?

Much like "ratholing" in poker where the player takes his chips off the table and ends up only playing with the banks money. 

However being passive in syndications may work for someone busy with other activities, say flipping and generating enough cash to reinvest and to continue flipping.