These days as you mention with STR almost everything can be handled remotely...cleaning, painting, locksmith, yard care, even drive by pictures of the house occasionally or internal pictures too. 

Starting with your wife and possibly your kids depending on age (for example, they can help clean between tenants, this starts  their education [Check with your accountant because you may be able to pay your kids and take a deduction].- - While you will do the lion share, can you take advantage of your wife's talents and availability?

A few public projects have cleaned this up but the area has never prospered since.

So I just went with a clean design, laundry in the unit, HVAC, and new appliances sealed the deal IMO

@Jaycee Greene I appreciate the info and clearing that up for me!

Thank you for your input.Keep a cheat sheet for your property(ies) with color brand/codes for each room and common info needed such as appliance info, fridge opening HxW, etc...Paint should be standard sets of colors for all the properties you have.Flat means hard to clean, repaint it all.

Quote from @Jaycee Greene: Hey @James Jones, welcome to the BP Forum!

The current owner bought it for $30K and I know they had to clean up a lot of title work and started doing repairs. 

Quote from @Max Edward Connelly: Quote from @Jaycee Greene: Quote from @Max Edward Connelly: Hey Jaycee.

Maybe slow down on the crayons bud, you're looking a little green.