I made a walk through today, and everything seemed to be in good shape with the exception of some soft spots in the hallway floor.

without knowing anything i am going to reccomend you change it all becuase you are already doing it and its cheap.1) go buy a handle remover and a stem valve socket wrench, and a valve sea wrench. also get a towel and phillips.2) Turn off the water to your house and the hotwater outflow on the waterheater. then turn on the sink.3)use the handle removers and phillips to take off handles. you may need to remove the plastic cover to get access to the screw.4) remove both or all 3 stem valves, you need to find out who the manufacturer ie. pricefister, and buy a valve stem replacement kit (20 bucks).5) replace the seats with the valve seat wrench and then the valve stems. then put the handles back on and your done!

We can add soft charges for employee time but they cannot be excessive. 

While it not only helped me get recruited away to well paying jobs, the head hunters that found me, i would pass on to my friends and it helped 2 of them get substantial raises. 

And, cleaning/linens/towels/etc. fees need to be included in your running the numbers.

I had a hardwood flooring business and my family has done hardwood for years absolutely don't use pine in your rental it's an extremely soft wood and will not last at all.

Our town isn't really Airbnb material so I doubt that would work to well.

This is an off-market "it's not what you know, it's who you know" type question.One challenge you will face here on BP is that anyone in our area with their "go to" well connected local agent that they love isn't going to share that name with you because THEY want first dibbs at these opportunities. 

You can submit any seller an offer with an owner financing contingency, but most are rejected - you'll do much better as an agent catering to well-qualified buyers.

I have sat through some extremely dry IRS video publications in my free time, and concluded for now I needed to raise some capital, make a soft entrance into the real estate investment world, and practice patience to avoid their heavy hand.