I am thinking normal utilities being provided in a communal fashion similar to many pitch your tent campgrounds.

Get the lock that also has a hole for a physical key  and then have a good ole fashion lockbox with the key in it as a back up Example of yale with key Dont get one like this without a keyGOOD LUCK!

Let's be realistic, scaling in a house hack fashion doesn't happen in today's world like the pre-Covid era. 5 MFs in 5yrs with just $25k to work with is a false reality.

Bummer it's a bit old fashioned in it's inability to transfer online.

Friend of mine invested with a HML in the same fashion... 

That's how people get over-leveraged and into trouble.If you want to invest, do it the old-fashioned way: increase earnings, reduce expenses, save, then invest.

Most people who list and sell their own homes with no experience as an agent crap the bad in fantastic fashion.

Because had I focused solely on quality and closed my buy box in a black and white fashion, I would probably still be forced to keep working even after 10 years of investing.

If you choose to do anything regarding this cosmetic work I would suggest as have others hiring a professional and possibly splitting the cost in some fashion with the tenant.

Most importantly, it's great to hear that you found value in the tools and resources we spent years putting together in an organized fashion to help newer investors both start and continue to expand their investment portfolios.