There are plenty of online services that will help you find people. 

Do not threaten the tenant but provide her legal written notice, per your states guidelines. 

I only accept bids from my subs which include full turnkey work for their trade/portion to prevent just that, and prevent that I get a call that oops, the electrician forgot to include 50' of service wire, so I need to run to hd out of my own pocket, and then find a 49' piece rolled up on-site that he'll take with since it was too short anyway.

Mostly, having boots on the ground to service the property.

If you should have any legal questions about your real estate adventures, please feel free to give me a shout here or private message me!

A lone handyman working out of the back of his truck usually has no insurance and also doesn't have a customer service department. 

I retired from Public Service locally about two years ago.Yes, I am interested in networking to learn more about the Real Estate Investing Business. 

Additionally, you stated that you read Rich Dad Poor Dad, ask yourself if you think it is the best strategy to buy a primary residence, at market value ("not a killer deal"), live in it for a few years and then hope that you will be able to rent it out for more than your mortgage (and still cover CAPEX, taxes, insurance, property management, vacancy, legal fees, evictions.....etc) Also, keep in mind that you can buy up to a 4 plex with a VA loan (as long as you occupy one of the units for a few years). 

I then show them another unit on the same property to needs to be completely renovated (cosmetic and hvac serviced etc).

you can use smartmove or join a landlord association for some type of subscription service.