He trimmed his little goatee every day.

Buy small because they grow fast and then you have to trim.  

But there was a front lawn that could be trimmed with a trimmer, but not very big. 

I want to rehab the whole exterior with new siding and trim. and remodel the kitchen and bath maybe get some new flooring in there nothing extensive.

Painted the trim with 2 coats of paint.

Since joining, I've now had an opportunity to go back over posts and gain some truly valuable information, and thanks to all who posted...for me, seems SOLO is my best and most flexible option (65, LLC with some active work income, semi-retired and trimming down further with time). 

I think you could re-paint the house white with a bright accent color on the door, add some shutters and maybe a gray or black trim paint on the window frames...

I would probably run some kind of vinyl J channel at the windows and doors so as to keep kids from cutting their selves on the trim outs. 

The trim I originally wanted was too expensive and would take weeks so I settle on some cheap stuff that doesn't really match the style of home but whatever, I need to get this done.

I would try to work with the tenant and make a payment plan to get the higher deposit or increase the rent to market value (If your market support it) and not asking for extra deposit.I have a 7 month old puppy in my own house and when she was younger she did some damage (Chew some drywall and trim (But she's still cute :) )) but she grew out of that phase.