One thing I discovered recently is they make heavy use of the Schedule E from your tax return, so if you clean up your Schedule E (eg by minimizing repairs and maximizing CapEx and accelerated depreciation), you should be in much better shape.  

As a local investor here in Columbus myself, I have purchased rentals that are clean BRRRRs and grew my rental portfolio to over 7 figures.

It shouldn't take more than five minutes.There's not much you can do to accelerate the process with cleaning and repairs.

Looks nice and clean @Annie Balagot, but you are in a very competitive market and your bedrooms need better themeing.

Considering I'm over 6 hours away, I will likely need to invest in a pool maintenance service to clean the pool weekly.

It's part of the cleaning cost.We also buy TP in bulk at Sam's club and put out plenty so that our guests don't have to bring any. 

Obviously, if they have a credit score above 800 and a clean background check, I would tend to trust them more.On the other hand, if you have a property management company, meeting the tenants in person means they have your contact information and may call or text you before contacting the property management company.All best, Phillip

If you are going to clean up potential problems by getting redemption rights, get all of them. 

Tax sale cleans up the title by removing all the clouds and junk attached. 

I've heard of mentees who started cleaning up construction areas on a flip at the end of each work day or picking up supplies at Home Depot and delivering them to the job site.