Horse hair plaster pulling away from walls and ceilings, knob & tube, tons of trim needing repair, kitchen and bath from the 1930s, plus it needed a new septic.  

That is why I am willing to take less of a pay out so I can lose less hair when I get back to shore.

They have boxes in the hallways ( it is a townhouse), toys everywhere, dishes stacked, sometimes some trash outside that I pick up during my lawn care/ inspection times, some trash/hair in the bathroom  I want to give them a chance since I know there is no such thing as perfect tenant and I know I can always rent this place after some fixing up.The other option is not to renew contract but I don’t know for sure if next tenant will be cleaner/ better organized. 

I'm pulling my hair out not knowing what to do.

@William E.s idea of a portfolio sale is a good one to explore depending on the hair cut you'd have to take to sell all at once. 

(The screw terminals don't loosen up.)Another way you can test the regular outlets involves a voltmeter and either a small space heater or a hair dryer. 

I'm just splitting hairs here.

For investors with slightly different goals than you/Ben, the “$250-$300 is all that works” statement simply is too simplistic.To start splitting hairs, ROC isn’t the only metric that matters- time and effort matters too- popping in a high tech Alexa enabled thermostat is a quick repair, but adding a backsplash takes a decent amount of time, even if the rental premium and cost were the same.

Pet hair combined with negligence can result in higher AC repairs, over the amount paid in good practice. 

The guy who thought of the $3 plastic drain snake that you stick down the drain and pull out all the hair, only to lose the snake and have to buy another one next time?