I've seen more absentee landlords lose money for taking their eye off their assets and Blindly trusting their "local" boots on the ground.Everything is great until 9 am when you get that first call. 

I would pay for the curtain rods and install them myself.When I was a renter i asked my landlord if i could install blinds.

In short just do an honest self assessment of risk, commit to not chasing returns blind of risk, and make sure to put as much focus on building the right team as selecting a market.

That's simple enough, just hope you don't have to enforce one because that can be a drawn-out nightmare so don't blindly trust that paperwork will make everything go a-ok, it only empowers your ability to seek relief/damages after the fact if.

Your hell bent focus is blinding you on the POA information.  

Many people responded I should house hack first in my area to get a handle on how things work before blindly investing out of state. 

I don't intend to fly blind. 

So, I'll be taking notes, because this is a blind spot right now.

In my opinion, the clogged drain, long blinds, dirty stove, and cracked fridge drawers are not maintenance issues. 

In other words, if a blind man walks in with a seeing-eye dog, the disability is apparent and the housing provider cannot ask if they have a disability.