On the loud music, you have to be able to knock on their door and say, "Listen, the music is so loud we can hear it through our walls and we can't sleep... you're going to need to turn that down after 9pm... or whatever the right answer is to you.  

Because the area is so large, being therelets you drive those areas at different times of the day to learn the neighborhood even better.

As far as your kids, that's easy too - set up a trust and move everything into the trust. 

As far as the financing goes I have seen loans for 15% down payment or even less.

As far as steps here- I'd say connect with an agent in the Poconos area first and foremost- an agent that has experience with investors and STR as well so conversation of this house will be easy! 

@Paul Sandhu, your situation is so different. 

I've been at the same job for 3 years now and in the same industry for about 12 years.I do live in the house I own, As far as the HELOC, that was kind of my plan to utilize that as a down payment...ive been reading about the DSCR loans, why do you say I wouldn't be ready for that as a first timer?

that's why high turnover is so expensive - you're patching things up / cleaning up / and then paying another month's rent just to get it rented on top of any vacancy.and again - that's just hypothetical math. 

If the crime is so bad and the homeless is out of control along with the chickens, why is the rent still so high?? 

Expertise in property management goes far beyond finding a tenant and managing repairs, and includes well defined processes for managing these things (which you mentioned she is lacking).As far as finding a great property management company, Keyrenter Denver is great, although I'm not sure they manage in your area.