It is pretty well known that the more boxes you can check off on your air bnb listing far as what amenities and features you provide the better.

Also worth taking a look at cities and metros in person, although the flight and hotel/air bnb can add up, you can generally write those costs off, and in general getting on the ground and feeling the energy of a city or market can tell you a lot about the intangibles there.  

It's not rocket science, cut it out, wash it down, do preventative maintenance call it a day.

You can make minor adjustments based on the type of appliances (dishwasher, clothes washer and dryer, air conditioning, etc.) and the size of the rental.

As far as navigating STR laws/HOAs, I think its best to have a PM with experience operating STR's specifically in KC to prevent as many headaches as possible and answer any questions you may have before-hand.

As a previous poster stated, proper vetting prevents a lot of this.....sometimes you can get away with only putting 25 or 33% down, but 50% is not unusual.

That looks mostly cosmetic from the photos, but I thought I saw an interior air unit so the HVAC could be shot, basement flooring is just concrete.

I can also put it on my phone. we had a IRS agent that just wanted to take us to the wood shed.. she disallowed more than that.

True, However if you evict and you don't have it, they'll give you a short time to get the clearance, then they'll put an injunction on you, Legally preventing you from re-renting the property.

I know Fairbanks Alaska was ranked as the #1 place to invest in Air BnBs in the US via Air DNA.