And on top of that, i am being told that even though the tenant has been living in my unit since end of June, and all the paperwork was submitted SEVERAL times over the last 7 months (with a paper trail to prove it) that they will not pay any back rent.

@Andrew Postell Yes it doesThe whole point was that I wanted to buy a house which is inexpensive and convert into an airbnb a year down the line and obviously if I have  a pool with a nice deck it would mean more bookingsExample buy a house without a pool for 300 k, live in it a year and have the pool put in and then change it to STR and move out and buy another house ..

She has lived in area for years. 

I'm currently living in Los Angeles area. 

Your input and advice on this new chapter in our lives would be greatly appreciated.

Yes Scott we live with all of these things. 

He lives in the duplex I own next to me….

Multi family is much more difficult to get into, as AZ is more geared towards apartment style living quantity wise than duplex/tri/quad living.

I am just itching to do something about my life with real estate so I can start changing the lives of those around me.Thank you for any replies!

While I understand the numbers have to fit my agenda, would it be best to look in another state since i live near the NH border?