But usually never pay for work upfront/give advances- that's how you get your job 'spiked' (they will start your job and move onto the next, finishing yours when they get around to it) But no, never usually ever paying for an estimate!

Your tenant could dig her heels in and you might have to give her cash for keys.I would try for a firm but frank discussion "this is not working out-it was not a great idea" and don't get talked into any second chances. 

The TIPS data in December was negative, the US treasury yields have been closer to inverting, and there is a spike in the REPO markets fails. 

The current rental does not currently have a mortgage on it.I'm trying to decide what makes the most financial sense, should I hold onto the property with the heightened rental demand and use it as a hedge against inflation or go ahead and sell with the currently high real estate prices before interest rates spike too much and drive down prices/demand, and hold onto the funds until I find a property that meets more of my criteria. 

Apple and Amazon is nipping at Dell's heels.

Refinance out to conventional and use my one time entitlement to free up my VA loan to use again causing my current interest rate to spike up like crazy or instead do a HELOC and pull equity from there?

That was the biggest spike among all of the metro areas examined in the study.

Hopefully the spike in interest rates doesn't hurt too bad.Second, when you're purchasing fix & flips, you're not really going to ever need bank financing unless you plan to hold them long term.  

Do what you can to encourage her to leave, but also be prepared for her to dig her heels in and fight.

Quote from @Dwayne Poster: Your loads are within the existing panel capacity. i'm keep tripping the main breaker. something must be spiking from time to time to trip that.