Tons of deferred maintenance and a lot of work to do to clean up this mess. 

Just please don't take away my mid afternoon 'soap opera' that has found its place in my weekly routines.

I've heard of mentees who started cleaning up construction areas on a flip at the end of each work day or picking up supplies at Home Depot and delivering them to the job site.

You hired cleaners to clean the unit between tenants?

If your budget is so tight that you can't handle a small leak, what will happen when a tenant fails to pay the last month of rent and abandons the property with $6,000 in cleaning and repairs?

I don't know if this is true, however it would make sense that when you routinely pay down the HELOC, your interest amount declines and is not based on 6 month ave.

But, when 1 party has a clean sweep that means a lot of legislation gets passed, and that spokes the markets.  

Clean, repair, and/or replace as needed.● Extend all other downspouts at least 6 ft from the house.

We’ve found that traveling healthcare professionals are typically great tenants—responsible, clean, and reliable.

If you choose not to show up, he would almost certainly be awarded a judgement.Of course, you could choose not to pay the judgement, but then he can send it to a collections agency and your credit score will be trashed.I don't see a scenario here where you get through this cleanly.