If you’re just graduating and don’t really even have a job lined up then I think it would be foolish to rush into the purchase of a property right now.

Along the lines of the comments from @Nick Belsky, certain lenders can only do loans to LLCs.

About 3 months have gone by and we just received an email from a communications company billing us $4,000 for breaking a communication line buried in the yard.

It sounds like you've absorbed a bunch of problems already and a new sewer line and the current basement situation will cost you way less than the $50K in fees to sell it. 

Kitchen:Demo & Prep ($2,000):DIY cabinet removal, backsplash removal, and some demolition.Professional for disconnecting gas lines and major plumbing.Dumpster rental.Cabinets ($6,500):Option 1: Refacing existing cabinets.

We have several different people lined up to clean ours depending on time of day and how much lead time we have.

This tenant will likely  cause you more financial burden down the line, so I also agree to evict. 

Have you ever read Amazon.com reviews and wondered how anyone ever decides which product to buy?

Try to dispassionately evaluate every opportunity with a goal of maximizing after-tax returns net of risk in line with your own goals and tolerances.  

I had two lines of credit one unsecured for 5 million ( check book) and another for 10 million that we would secure them up with .. but you need time to do that bank required appraisal etc before we could tag the secured line and even at that they only lent 72% in these commercial loan structures..