I recently had water damage due to an old dishwasher.

For rental condition, make sure everything is clean and functional (and safe) and has amenities similar to those in your area and price range.... no need to make it look like HGTV after shots...Some of these items you list sound cosmetic and it may fair well in your rental market as is or with just some minor fixes (again, I would look at similar units for rent (not sale) in the area to get an idea if formica and older carpet is the norm in your area and price range...)And I would simply look at temporarily blocking off or restricting the fireplace use, clean the carpet, tack on the molding.

Really I just wanted her gone so I can re rent the unit without massive damages.

Evictions can take a while, and damage needs to be fixed, and then some kind of marketing for a new tenant  I recommend three months reserves for every property  I recommend that you be licensed so that you can show the property in case it interferes with your realtor laws in Oklahoma  I also recommend that you have some kind of a collection company that takes the payment directly from the tenant buyer to the mortgage company not to the seller  If you do have reserves, and the tenant buyer wants to buy the property, I use a reverse assignment technique that basically create your equity in the contract in the form of a note, attached to the property, and instead of two closings you have one closing, a new contract from the seller to the tenant buyer, but you get paid when the house closes and pays off your noteI love Oklahoma City because it has great  Yeilds between what you get from rent and what your mortgage payment is PITI

Depends on the extent of damage.  

One that will open walls to see how far damage might be not just the exposed sill plates but the studs and sheathings behind, below or above fixed walls, floors and ceilings. 

I would also include the inspection (that's huge to make sure they know you're serious about no damage to the property, beyond normal wear and tear).I put together a high level checklist on how to manage your property.

Grad students are probably more mature and less likely to through huge parties or do damage to the property. 

Very much a"block to block" city, with respect to "niceness."

The 30 days due diligence allows us time to inspect each property, talk with the tenants, take good notes on repairs needed, potential evictions needed and any other damage control needed so we can get these up and running at 100% occupancy.