I wanted to do it myself and ensure it wasn't a full finish to avoid paying property taxes on additional livable square footage.

And it never hurts when you say see ya to add that you were letting go of the additional costs of damage over the deposit, but since you are going to court, you expect to counter sue for your full damages.

Home was built in 1960 with minimal upgrades over the years How did you finance this deal?

You can still find tenants during down turn and there is always demand, but lower cash flow due to higher turn over (rent lost during turn), lost rent during eviction process, and additional turn over cost. 

and if so how do I calculate that and add it to my tax expenses?  

I do inspections semiannually.In my relatively short tenure as a landlord, tenants that are "up to no good" have both (a) paid rent like clockwork and (b) been unresponsive to any communication.In addition, my lease has the following provision:  (o) You shall keep us informed of your current contact information at all times, including phone numbers, emails, and emergency contacts.

Hit me up offline and I may be able to have someone do that for you for minimal costs.

The entire 2 flat project with an addition at the top took me about a year. 

Hit her with an eviction and minimize the losses now.

I think that what you are trying to do is spot on, minimizing (or negating) your housing expense in order to bolster your saving and investing power.