. - Management time: The time allotted for managing your STR property(s) can also vary greatly based on whether you have outsourced each task required.

Test your contractors / handy people out on small jobs first, and ask pointed questions before assigning tasks to determine not only if they are "comfortable" doing the work, but ask: "How many times have you done this specific type of job, and can you show me pics of the end product?"

Some before and after pics...

When you  do your walk through video/pics, show all the blinds.   

This is probably not a comprehensive list as it isn't reasonable they live in the property but when they're at the property they should be scanning the unit for items to add. 

(it's located in the top right between your profile pic and the magnifying glass) on the drop down menu. 

You won't be there to see daily progress, so will want to ensure some level of visibility (even if its Facetime or pics each day).

Maybe put up a few professionally-taken pics of both of them with 2-3 pretty white children around the house in nice frames, a fake shot of them renewing their vows...anything to make the appraiser believer this is a nice white home and they're talking to the fine, upstanding white folks who live in it.

Here’s a pic.