We handled everything from redesigning the layout to modernizing fixtures and improving the curb appeal.

@Christina ColonIt sounds like this tenant could be a problem in the future - however, if you boot him without planning and your place sits vacant for a month or two, you're likely down a few thousand dollars instead of a few hundred bucks for landscaping.If the landscaping costs are relatively inexpensive, you could plan to not renew the tenant, start showing the property to other tenants a month or two before lease-end, and have a new tenant (who won't complain about handling landscaping) begin renting within a week or two of the problematic tenant moving out, thereby saving you lost rent on your place sitting vacant.

This way, you maintain the freedom to pursue other deals independently.Additionally, I'm curious if you've come across any "wholesale as a service" models where a buyer provides leads, and the wholesaler handles the outreach, qualification, and closing of deals to investors for a fixed fee.

The Brokerage advises agents NOT to handle deposits, but have buyers send it directly to the closing company (e.g., closing attorney or seller attorney).  

Right now though its just so hard.If anyone has been where I am now with just being fed up with it all and you can let me know how you handled it-- or if you have any sort of perspective you can offer I would really love to hear it. 

We are now getting notice from something they filled out asking us about their payment history,  They are nice people and take good care of our home, but they lack communication and clearly can not handle their finances.  

You don't know the law, you don't know how to handle difficult tenants, and you aren't local to work on it.This is what Ohio law says: “The tenant shall not unreasonably withhold consent for the landlord to enter into the dwelling unit in order to inspect the premises, make ordinary, necessary, or agreed repairs, decorations, alterations, or improvements, deliver parcels that are too large for the tenant’s mail facilities, supply necessary or agreed services, or exhibit the dwelling unit to prospective or actual purchasers, mortgagees, tenants, workmen, or contractors.”I would give the tenant a short, direct warning that they have 72 hours to coordinate with the vendor and set a schedule for repairs.

The lawyers handling the divorce and CPAs need to answer this.

I wanted to ask more experienced landlords how should I have handled this situation.

Those threes are easy and handle 99% of my rental leads.