Don't be a pushover, How to properly vet a tenant, make them pay the house call fees, and do a monthly check and pest control if you manage it yourself to insure the home is being taken care of.

My budget is around 500/525ishK (I'll put 20-25% down and have it on rent to cover the mortgage).

When you finance a property, the mortgage or deed of trust is recorded and is signed by the borrower, which is you.

If there is no lease in place, most states would work as if it was month to month tenancy, so that when you take ownership you could decide to make changes or oust the tenant etc with proper notice (in most states).

The seller carries a note and mortgage for there security. 

Let's say I have 3 fix and flips going on at the same time and I want to make sure each property is protected now of course I have all of the proper insurance I need but what about keeping each property separate from each other?

Cheaper price (ideally less than $250k so the mortgage would not be too much)Any advice either regarding the above or real estate investing in general is very much appreciated. 

The click lock may fit together tighter, but if properly installed there should not be big gaps on glue down.

This practice has significant repercussions, particularly impacting large hedge funds, apartment complexes, and smaller investors with vacant properties lacking proper oversight.

When the tide went out, who was and wasn't properly dressed for swimming was exposed.