Finally, what is the ease of collection for that neighborhood and will your tenant applicant pool have bank accounts that allow you to do online rent collection vs in person or mail-in checks?

My business partner had a deal within 2 weeks of deciding to be a REI, and learned on the fly, whereas I am the type to read, ask questions, and ease into it by knowing everything I possibly can first.

That is the pressure I am putting on myself to not over improve.  

Remember, they don't have to go to the bank and qualify so they are willing to pay more for that privilege and ease.

Call on your neighbors if they aren't complying,, report their trash, their crap cars, their grass.. the overall curb appeal in the neighborhood will improve as well as the class of tenants.. help raise the bar.. and the rents..Photos of what's going on is fair way to approach the inspection department if you felt your being pressured.. but get in shape before you respond..

have you found any techniques or ways to partner with landlords to help ease their concerns? 

Despite pressure to completely gut the house, I am planning a "selective" demo -- pulling up all the hardwood flooring to the subfloor; demo-ing most ceilings and several interior plaster walls but not all -- and no exterior plaster walls except where fire damage took place.

If not, I'll deal with it - I should have pressured the repair person for the invoice sooner, so that's a lesson learned there.So in my case, we'll see.  

My approach is:Carpet only (low profile) on the stairs, primarily for ease of installation and safety of residents,Leave Linoleum in place in kitchen and bathrooms since it is in good condition without teas or peel off,LVP in the rest of the house (bedrooms, hallways, living room, dining room, family room, totaling about 1,600 sq ft) for its semi waterproof qualities.

Hi @Kavita B. if you are struggling to juggle an inflexible full time job with coordinating showings etc, a good realtor can take a lot of the pressure off you.