A current tenant has damaged the rental property beyond the normal wear & tear. (3 by 6-foot hole in dry wall; Garage access door complete broken off with damage door frame, the main entrance door way frame is broken and need to be replace, damage to the rear entrance door frame as well).

To give you a more cut and dry answer however ...

BRRRR Strategy: Apply the Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, and Repeat (BRRRRR) method.

If you're trying to control your rent, owning and not leasing is the method to do so.

In the quest for financial independence, real estate investment emerges as a beacon of opportunity, offering paths to wealth that traditional saving methods seldom traverse.

I'd love to connect with you and talk a bit more about the BRRR method or how to go about finding properties.

Even the auctions are dried up right now.

Are you utilizing any other methods of marketing?

I'm a business school professor and teach business analytics and quantitative methods. 

By following the BRRRR method, you'll end up owning free real estate.