Thus, if you factor in your 1/2 month lost rent and utilities, plus any costs (even purchasing more supplies) to touch up paint and clean, wouldn't that still be a turnover cost of around $1000 (give or take since I don't know what your rent, utilities, paint, and cleaning services might be)?

I'm needing to take over management of my rental, and I'm wondering how those of you who manage remotely handle packages, for example, for supplies, equipment, etc. 

. - You not there is a GIANT supply glut of listed properties to this one, and then speak that your priced lowest, as if that's any kind of anything special.

This hurricane has obviously affected the available supply of available units.

They bring all their own cleaning supplies and take my laundry offsite to wash themselves.  

This will supply a solid income stream.  

You can also find a MTR consultant or someone who operates in the area to help you determine the rent rates, demand, and supply numbers in your market. 

My family is donating supplies for the flood.

We have a supply issue because banks stopped lending to builders other than one or two at a time for spec builds after the bust in 08 so they were limited in being able to grow the supply. 

After talking to two realtors with intimate knowledge of the area, we learned that STR rents and annual occupancy are just too low to even cover the PITI of properties in the area, let alone maintenance, supplies, lawn care, snow removal, etc.