There is a great solution to this dilemma; the tenant needs to go.I will just about turn a blind eye to someone with a bit of weed once in a while, but I won't turn a blind eye when they are dealing it from the property, let alone doing cocaine in the property.Unless you are sitting outside your property 24/7, you just don't know what the tenant is getting up to, and frankly, tenant paying ontime, upfront or over the top, I don't care, if he's doing drugs in my property then he has to go.And even if the junkie is just doing drugs on dining room table, what other low lifes is he associating with - and thereby - what low lifes are coming into your property, and your neighborhoods? 

You can choose to be like me lending out someone else's money (blindly following the end-lender's / end-landlord's guidelines regardless of if it makes sense), or choose to do the right thing and re-read the above bold/underlined statement a second time.I have federal fair-lending law handcuffs on and cannot do the right thing re: FICO scores - I envy those of you that can.

I am basically going into this blind, but think I am handling it pretty well so far. 

The mini blinds were newly installed by my husband, he might have done improperly wrong during the installation but the blinds still work and give privacy- Should I fix anything that is not affecting their daily use/habitability? 

You don't ask a blind person, or someone in a wheelchair if they are disabled.  

@Steven Anderson I do track the paint color, furnace filter size, appliance make/model, mini blind sizes and last furnace cleaning date.

It is disgusting that people have such a low level of financial literacy that they will blindly purchase anything on credit because of the "low monthly payment" and not realize they will be paying on it for so long or understand the true cost.

We eventually worked it all out took some months though.Now when I do things out east I specifically instruct the attorney which again is very foreign for me to work with.. to order title DAY 1  ... and send it to me for MY review I could care less on their opinion its my money I will make the decision on what title I will accept.. this blind trust in east coast title Attorneys is nuts in my mind.  

Itemized Repairs and Related Losses to get unit back to move in condition: Replace living room blinds – dog chewed up $145.35 Replace bedroom carpet – dog urine $375.89 Patch nail holes, repaint $18.00Total Repair Cost: $539.243.

Don't go into this blind, which from what I can see you are starting to do your research.Those, "aww, but she's your girlfriend" posters are unfortunately not living in the real world that is 2016.