You will need to contact the city Building Dept to ask if there are any city coded you must follow.Or, hire a qualified Property Management Company.

The real problem is that the vast number of beginning investors never bother to learn their state landlord tenant codes before they invest.This is my pet peeve with new investors...trying to operate a business requiring knowing the law without having the desire to learn.They should never be allowed near tenants, they need a PM.On the other hand responsible investors that learn the laws first I would strongly advise self managing.

But you’re right, that’s about the average but depending on how nice the home is, whether each resident gets a private room, and the level of care/specialization, will all factor in! 

Half of my portfolio is OOS, and I haven’t seen most of those, even after 10 yrs, but I get trusted people to take pictures and I send specialized trades (plumbers always and sometimes electricians) during DD period.

But as you can now guess, I'm not a big fan of trial period special rates, offered just to get you to jump from a low FIXED rate, to an even lower TEMPORARY rate!

So, create status codes for both of these and a few in-between codes to help you work smarter, not harder.

We did get negotiate money from them to help with roof repair, but now know they were not honest on their disclosure.Our inspector missed code violations, HVAC issues, pipes that had been worked on and issues hidden that had occurred while sellers lived in the house, signs of drainage and water damage inside the house that had been painted over, completely blocked dryer vent...and we are finding more daily.We have had the house looked at by a structural engineer and HVAC techs that has told us we need thousands (likely tens of thousands) of dollars worth of repairs to make this property able to rent and come up to code for rental. 

I have been working in the real estate industry since 2010 and have specialized in working with investors here in Florida for a number of years...you are absolutely right, it is typically VERY difficult to find decent small multifamily properties here.

Send them the lock code in pre-check-in instructions and at time of check-in (because not everyone reads the full message first time round), and automate a "how are you liking the place?"

Additionally, are there companies that specialize in doing this or helping the owners through the process?