However, it looks like to the left it connects to another room (maybe the living or dining room) if so, I would see if it was load bearing and maybe take down that wall and make it a little more open, probably put an island where that is.For the outside, it mostly looks like it needs a new paint job, fresh grass, and some pressure washing. 

Push for them to fix it and bill the homeowner. 

I also had a W2 job as a car wash "team leader" for a where I made about 2k/month.

Not even 50% of the time was he there.

I contacted cozy livid about this and the response was he paid with a credit card payment through cozy and he had reported to the credit card it was fraud.

Every time I go there, the door is unlocked or not pushed shut.

But, neighborhoods and the hotel industry are pushing back against the STR trend.

Keep pushing forward, and may your journey in real estate investing continue to be filled with success and fulfillment.

Property management companies work on a small margin, and the amount of time and overhead it takes to deal with maintenance pushes them to require a percentage of the maintenance. 

So they are highly motivated to push for a reduction in the tax "valuation" each year.