Although probably not for long.Many landlords survive based on dumb luck.

Your annual budget and reserve funding documents can shed light on that, and you absolutely need to understand them.Owner's are ultimately responsible to pay fines, and typically charge them back to the tenant directly, or if they are using a Rental manager to oversee their unit, the PM would do so.

Ultimately, you want to get to a place where you buy the property (all cash, hard money, construction loan) and then finance yourself out to get appraised value. 

Ok, now that you have taken your initial step, below are some quick links to get engaged.Since you mentioned an interest in buy and hold, I added a couple links below on this niche for your review, while waiting for local connections and feedback on the Kansas City area. http://www.biggerpockets.com/startherehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/meetSetting up Keyword AlertsHow to Use @Mentions on BiggerPocketshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/ruleshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/inviteshttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/categorieshttps://www.udemy.com/biggerpockets-real-estate-investing-course/ (video with 64 lectures and approx 6hrs of material)https://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing (Ultimate beginner's guide to REI)REI can be very daunting, but, before you go searching for that 1st buy, please take a few minutes to bone up on the tips in link below.https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/12/19/real-estate-investing-success-smart-tips/REI books suggested by BPershttps://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/11/13/7-real-estate-books-beginner-investors/ (7 absolute must read books for beginner REI)http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/14/best-real-estate-books/?

Aloha,If the mother is already staying there, past the stated "guest" period per your Rental Agreement, then you have a couple options. 1) send a notice of violation to the daughter and follow through with your violation policy...ultimately eviction for other than rent owed, hopefully.

Ultimately you are going to pay the price at resale, or when trying to rent the units for doing the cheaper fix.

Be sure to read through The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing to help you get started.Finally -be sure to setup some keyword alerts - especially for "Vancouver" so you can jump into local conversations.See you around the forums!

I cant spend 10 or 15 hours with someone who ultimately isn't going to close a deal.

that’s what’s ultimately worked for me.  

It sounds like the pet is being kept in the 3rd tenants room but is quite smelly and causing issues for the couple so they have approached the 3rd tenant about the situation and ultimately threatened him with calling the police to help deal with the pet.