This concept is what my ultimate goal actually is, but I didn't realize/remember that it could be done on a shorter timeline.  

Some contractors will work on your flip half the week and then on another project at the same time which can cause issues and push your time line back, with means money.

Third, if money is so tight that you'd need someone in the property while you're doing reno's you may want to assess your finances or your reno timelines.

Time line, if you contract today when could you close?

If you try to evict on your own, you're very likely to make mistakes that are going to reset the already lengthy timeline. 

For a residential rental this timeline is 27.5 years. 

BackgroundHes lived there for 8 years, and is month to monthThere is a weird termination of lease clause in his lease that gives the timeline to terminate the lease as "thirty (60) days"Realtor came and asked him to clean up so they can begin showing the houseThere was a lock box put on the houseHe is being asked to leave the property for 8 hours this weekend (4 sat and 4 sunday) to allow for showings There have been comments made that as soon as the house is under contract he will have 45 days to leave the propertySo, I am fully aware it's in the owners write to sell the house, but are they allowed to encroach on his living arrangement so aggressively without him having any recourse.

I'd like to know what's available to me with regards to amounts, timelines to close, fees, etc., before I start making offers on properties. 

With that in mind, if I am on a short time line or like you that has guys ready to go, do some outside work.

We are approaching the level of savings where we feel comfortable investing in our first property, an owner occupied multi-family property, where we can begin our real estate investing and, hopefully, grow primarily as low to mid level rental owners to the point where we can purchase a dream home in 15-20 years, as well as have a good set of rentals to supplement our retirement incomes 15-20 years beyond that (we're on the younger side, if you can't tell by the timeline).