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.  

I'm reaching out to see, if there is any other alternatives we can do that won't damage the walls (painted), or damage the floors downstairs (vinyl flooring). 

Loose outlets can be a hazard. )As an alternative, you could leverage her for a cheap rehab.

Accordingly, if you anticipate a large state balance due for tax year 2017 you may want to consider paying that by year end if you are not in alternative minimum tax to preserve your deduction.

If you did - there is a potential to save on self-employment taxes.An alternative to tax savings is to open up a retirement account/HSA and make contributions.

Is it best to create a new LLC/LLP for this deal to have that visibility or is there an alternative?

Has anyone used a good alternative to drywall? 

There are so many pieces of the maintenance puzzle that can affect its efficiency.If you're not opposed to outsourcing, companies like mine offer lower cost alternatives to hiring a full-time employee and allow the cost of managing the maintenance to scale equivalently to your growth.

Really sucks that this person put his head in the sand like that.So, another alternative is that someone could buy this home cash.

be sure to calculate all costs, so you know what you'll actually haveget your home ready and put it on the marketonce you get an offer, counter with a higher deposit for protection and a completion that suits your needsnow go into the wild and find your new homeonce it is found, secure a completion that is before yoursif the buyer of your home bails, you'll have the deposit as some sort of security (on a 300k home, 15k is reasonable)Alternatively, you could simply flip a few of those steps.