.:)In case my sarcasm was not transparent - everything is optional until the stuff hits the fan.

Mozt of the stuff I have looked at in Tucson has been multifamily.

Realistically, stuff will happen, and your cash flow will be more like $200/month. 

This is the stuff I'm looking for.

Now comes the fun stuff.

Can the calculators be used to analyse deals in other countries, or is it for the American market only?

But I wouldn’t even know where to go to learn more about this stuff.

Good stuff!  

I have lived in Charlotte for 14 years so I know school districts, the different areas, age of certain areas, you know the stuff you should know when you've lived somewhere for 10+ years.

Playing the social justice crap of roommate meetings to talk about stuff that doesn't matter makes me think this person is likely to try to play games.You might try to be helpful and do some searching for/with them, print out listings that are in the price range as what she is paying you, etc.