Right now we are just using private individuals.

Hello All,we are on contract with our first STR now and decided to manage ourselves. does anyone know a good pricing manager/synching system? 

You have to find your size and wear it.

Even if the rental has a decent cash flow with additional flood insurance, we're still not sure we want to take on that risk as we are out-of-state investors (planning to move back to KY in the future, but not now) and we don't like that it will potentially bring down the perceived value when we try to sell it in the future.The seller has never lived there and has not provided any information on if it has flooded before or not. 

Home prices have doubled in the last ten years and we are still well below the national average.

Detroit/Flint are gives great return in good neighbourhoods if one has the right team on the ground, More then willing to share why we are investing there and how we do it safely

We are on the edge of mortgage rates getting ready to decline and home values in many states are growing.

I think it's fair to say it's beyond normal wear and tear, but I'm not sure how much is fair to say "I'm going to have to deal with this somehow, and because of the scratches I'm deducting x." 

I am planning to BRRRR in DET and do turn-key up here as we are so short on labor. 

My wife (she picks all our STR stays) would not rent a STR in that type of area in any City but we are not everyone so take that with a grain of salt.