You have to pound the pavement, network, go to lumber yard, appliance outlet, etc. if you want to know costs.

Look If they know they are being watched and police may be around it could stifle this unwanted behavior in its tracks .

Good thing removing an unwanted Tenant is fairly straightforward here. 4 minutes drive to court office, file, 7 days to answer.

People that pay Cap Gains pay plenty in taxes, just ask one of them....The Govt will get it's pound of flesh from you....

You have to pay reasonable/logical (whatever word they use ) interest to allow the IRS their pound of flesh. 

They would tell me to go pound sand if they were.

Go over the bid line by line and decide what repairs you need to move forward with and what you don't need and remove the unwanted items from the bid. 

Some people will freak out regarding workmen inside the home, some will less than freakout, none will lbe happy.To ease the pain a bit, maybe offer $200 off the rent for each month where workers are inside the house, or pounding on siding.Workers indie the house unsupervised by the property manager may bring claims of theft of expensive things (true or not).So being inside with inside workers 100% of the time might be a smart move.Just my 2 cents.

It is simple, but not always easy.Losing 50 pounds is simple, just exercise more than you eat.

Two pounds of sugar down the gas tank at night.