As I wrote out the options in this post elimination became the seemingly obvious choice and your confirmation steels the decision.

@Connie Steele - If you're signing a personal guarantee (recourse loan) then the bank wants to continually verify your ability to repay the loan. 

is stainless steel worth the cost?

I usually spend around $2,200 on a stailess steel package incl DW. 

you mitigate the out of state risk with family member watching the construction crew.but what do you achieve doing this.you end up leveraged to the max  and you TIE up your very very valuable 4 mortgage slots.. only way this makes sense is scale and scale quickly. 

(tile, paint, flooring, light/fan fixtures, new toilets, new exterior paint/siding, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, backsplash, new cedar columns and shutters) What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

But then, I also live in the same city as my rentals so inconvenience isn't as much of a factor.I'll be curious to see other thoughts.I've heard some landlords will use those special locks where they can change the access code remotely and let the potential tenants check the place out for a specific time slot and then change the code. 

They work on those large erections of steel you see at a petrochemical refinery. 

Guest House also has the same unit in terms of specs however they include stainless steel appliances and include a washer and dryer.

A few labels in the cupboards would’ve been helpful, and please, just simple stainless steel pans.