There are faster, easier, cleaner ways to invest in real estate, but if you like "projects" go for it.

I'd go out and inspect the home, perhaps hire a professional cleaner to come in for a few hours and clean everything. 

It might come in handy from a bookkeeping standpoint and will keep things cleaner and more organized.

It's a lot cleaner than other options.

Just pay my cleaners to clean it up and move on.

It easy to self manage and pocket that $3000.00 a month.The PM is going to schedule cleaners and communicate with renters possibly coordinate a repair.

:Scottsdale AZ STR had $5.4 million in Illegal Drugs On Site - Sure Hope They Clean Ithttps://www.biggerpockets.com/...The amount of fentanyl it takes to kill a personHow can a house cleaner be sure they got it all?

You may need to have a staff of cleaners, handyman etc.

On the other hand, I have cleaners that have this level of expertise.

Have the AC checked out and rehabbed if needed.Ask her if she wants new living room and bedroom carpet, if so, apartment tan.Paint the walls inside if she would like that.Take her drapes down and take them to the cleaners for a spruce up.Redo the exterior paint to a modern color, and keep an eye on the roof.Have the yard spruced up if it needs it, plantings cut back, trees trimmed.Since she is a friend of the family, I say make it nicer place for her, since she was so nice to you.I would probably leave the kitchen alone, other than a new vinyl floor.And swapping out the bathtub for a walk in shower might be a lifestyle enhancement for her (with ADA grab bars).Of course you don't "Have" to do any of this.