I'm sure I can get the deal done and these are garden style 3-4 story walk up style which are the low end of market rate 

Your comments as a relative newcomer but with two behind you is fresh and very helpful.

Pretty much: paint, new high quality impact windows, new open kitchens, upgrade to the bathrooms, new central and efficient AC units, great looking garden, and new fence.

Do I just cut ties and get her out to start fresh with a new paying tenant?

Should be lower (I used to think 10%) because homes freshly rehabbed.

We have soils here that contribute to uneven floors and foundations, and yes @Carolyn McBride you can relatively simply jack the house up and reestablish fresh contact points for the home on the foundation.  

I wanted to reach out and see if anybody on here is familiar with any Wholesaling firms/investors in the El Paso area that is possibly looking around for some fresh, young candidates like myself.

Freshly renovated and the rent price they were asking by the end ($2150) seemed fair.

I can deduct 30% of utilities, gardening expenses, property tax, etc. against rental income of the new space3.

My wife and I just got done rehabbing a brick two flat in Ravenswood Gardens.