Easiest and least costly is to go there and spend a week or so to get everything in order.Another one is to hire someone trustworthy and pay them to put it in their garage or in a storage unit for a month

I handle St Augustine/Ponte Vedra/Palm Coast but can certainly help with Jacksonville and based on your goals there may be other opportunities to explore.To cover off insurance from previous comments, the market has changed and it is competitive with new carriers entering the market. 

Small college town, 10k-30k people, anywhere from 80k-160k will get you a nice 3 bed 1 bath house.

Live in the hipster Roosevelt district and can target struggling artist types, Tempe college students etc? 

Pick careful if you have college students when you move out. 

Currently I have about $1M sunk into a previous business venture, so I expected I would have to pull some equity out but wanted to explore all options first. 

Most college towns here in UT restrict to 3 unrelated people.

I'm Natalie, a senior in college who is moving to Miami for my full-time job.

Just started working my first W-2 job out of college and looking to start investing ASAP.

I had a house in an area like this (previous HVAC was stolen while the house was vacant) although it doesn't seem nearly as bad as your area.