Some emotional purchasing as well.

Patience would have avoided a lot of the current pain.Syndication investments are long-term, illiquid investments completely out of your control.  

Can they even be evicted if in rent controlled apartment in non owner occupied?

I wouldn't consider investing until you have zero debt, complete control over your finances, and money saved up for the purchase.

How much will pest and termite control cost monthly?

In that sense, all the money is under my control and only affects us taxwise.

Investing in real estate isn't all about buying property it's all about creating and controlling your own future.

The emotional side of me is so angry that they damaged a house I put a lot of work and TLC into, and that between damage and lost rent, basically a year of profits from the house will be wiped out, but the logical side of me thinks I may be throwing good money at bad.

However, RUBS is generally a contractual issue, and additionally, may be limited by local rent control. 

I've always had this dream of a beach home within walking distance to the beach, so I realize I probably need to back up and look at this more objectively instead of emotionally when it comes to extra wear and tear and higher insurance costs, weather impacts, etc.