.)- staging, marketing for sale- listing (diy or hire out, resources, etc...)- and everything else in between+ these are all free of course+ my promise that I won’t sell anything during the process :) so you’re perfectly safe with me!!!

@Marc Dube, how does the bank determine the amount of a home equity line at this stage?

I don't always agree with paying off properties I'd rather keep a little leverage and have more properties but everyone is in a different stage of life/investing so you do what is best for you in your situation. 

To set the stage, I am currently growing my rental portfolio with the goal of getting 3 additional properties by the end of 2018.

I would expect it to read that when a tenant requests a repair, they are obligated to provide access.If that is the case, then I would send the tenant a polite, registered letter reminding him he is in breach of his obligations as tenant and informing him that if the behaviour continues you will have no alternative but to terminate the tenancy.Things should have not been allowed to get this stage and this tenant is likely beyond training.  

My husband (whose my partner) calls his two cousins and makes his way down to Philly...2 hours later he’s on FaceTime with me and there’s a family of 3 with a babyboy about 4 years old living in our flip, sleeping on the furniture that’s being used for staging, they moved in yesterday!!!!

You should feel relieved that he is going at this stage and that you have two months rent to cover your time to find a good replacement tenant.I would continue to demand the additional months rent according to the legal contract and threaten to take him to court to collect.

I do agree with your approach (for the stage of investing I'm in) and I very much appreciate your advise especially in the Landlording forum where I've learned quite a bit so please don't take this as a slight towards your knowledge or what you've said on this forum.

Auditors customarily express such doubts about companies at our stage of development.

Based on below article, looks like still in growth stage.