Try looking into zillow/Redfin and see what your potential rents you can get near the neighborhood by filtering the bedrooms/bathrooms of the intentional property that you are planning to buy.

Interest rates are making deals a lot harder to come by.

Obviously I don't have much to offer currently in terms of local knowledge but I love connecting and sharing info and plan to be a valuable and helpful part of the investor community there. 

A week before the original tenants official move out date was scheduled they informed me that they were “dropped” by the lender and they are starting to work with a new lender.

Talking to an agent in your area that works with first time home buyers would be a great way to learn more about what your local area has to offer. 

Rather than accept an offer to cash out (offer restricted by current appraised value which because of recent vacancies was low) I chose to sell on a wrap around note.

What @Tim Baldwin said.Otherwise, spend some time figuring out how to edit your existing lease to make it MTM.FYI - our company lease is setup to be ANY lease length by just modifying the lease term.

Is there any advice anyone could offer me for my first house flip?

Are they offering you 2-3X the typical rent for your area?

Does it need work and you want to renovate or are you happy with them and maybe want to offer an extension or renewal?