Is it worth removing this tenant and having it sit vacant while you find a new tenant.If your intention was not to keep this tenant then I would have had the owner deliver it vacant, unless you think this tenant can afford a higher amount (which probably cannot but I assume you have info on this tenant to make that decision)

Real estate developers are removing their operations from California.

For the moment being able to remove stress is the priority.

Below is a comparison of average annual property insurance and property taxes for 5 states:Texas: average insurance: $2,536, property tax percentage of value: 1.68%New York: average insurance: $1,418, property tax percentage of value: 1.40%California: average insurance: $1,839, property tax percentage of value: 0.75%Nevada: average insurance: $1,144, property tax percentage of value: 0.59%Florida: average insurance: $2,207, property tax percentage of value: .91%To put these costs into perspective, below is a comparison of the annual cost for a $400,000 property.Texas: $2,536 + 1.68% x $400,000 ≈ $9,256New York: $1,418 + 1.40% x $400,000 ≈ $7,018California: $1,839 + .75% x $400,000 ≈ $4,839Nevada: $1,144 + .59% x $400,000 ≈ $3,504Florida: $2,207 + .91% x $400,000 ≈ $5,847Sources: Homeowners insurance, state average property taxesIndirect costs: Rent control is a hidden tax that may limit your ability to select the best tenant, remove a non-performing tenant, and increase rents enough to compensate for inflation.

Removed wall to make floorplan more open.

Primary residence shell game this might work for the first few units but would take too long for all of them and the hassle of changing addresses every two years to fake my primary residence for the IRS sounds like a hassle.

@Nadir M. tenant is responsible but realistically if a wasp nest is attached to the house I remove it. 

It is not clear to me what contingencies you removed.  

Some guests simply unplug it when they need to charge their phone, as they don't see how their stay is disrupted by removing the hub. 

Google Ingrid Robinson and the American greed episode on Remington financial this will show you the scams these fake lenders use.