Instead of increasing rent, I would look at having the security deposit increased to protect against wear and tear.

We are planning to finance with a second mortgage and will use the property on occasion but would also like to generate an income and/or offset the mortgage.

Still, wearing a bee-keeping suit would still be the best option.    

We are considering moving from Smarter Contact to Lead Sherpa.

This is not an insignificant fee- we are talking $54k on 3000sq ft house.

We are considering using this loan product for our HELOC. 

We are weighing out the cost of rehab vs rental income.

Quote from @Erol Shashaty: Hi,We are an overseas fund that will start investing in Cleveland area residential properties. 

We are not actively looking to make a deal on the property, well at least not now.

At this point, we are three years in, and have learned that you sometimes have to have thick skin (grit) in dealing with tenants, managers, and RV site visitors; while maintaining a sense of humor and humility.