They know all of the latest and greatest tips to get your ranking higher.  

Be patient and last tip is to keep your active income as long as you can and try to continue to increase that active income every year as that will help you grow your rental portfolio much faster and live below your means. 

Here are some friendly tips to help you get started in Central New Jersey:Network with Local Investors: Join real estate meetups or online groups in Central New Jersey.

I get more responses from FB marketplace but the quality of the responses from Zillow rental manager is stronger (judged by who views the property).how many people have responded to the ads listing it for rent?  

@Cameron Porter helpful tip - this post will get removed by a Moderator as ads are supposed to be under the Classifieds forum:)

Any other tips on this situation would be appreciated as well. 

Hope to add air purification.  

Possibly looking for a mentor or just some tips.

How do property management companies perceive these areas in terms of tenant quality and rental stability?

From what I've seen through pictures, the quality is sub-par (e.g. bad patching, no primer used, no corner bead used, etc.).I have recently started to get more strict on timelines (this is now 2mo delayed), and now he is halting the work.