Even if you want to invest a year from now, cleaning up your money is the most important thing to do.

After this tenant leaves, you must clean/repair, market, screen applicants, select an applicant, collect the deposit and rent, get them moved in, etc.

It also makes cleaning easier, as you don't get that layer of nastiness where the sink meets the counter.But, if this is a low end, low rent type area, probably best to do it as cheap as possible.  

A professional property manager can protect your investment by ensuring everything is handled legally and fairly.Maintenance and Repairs: Routine maintenance is essential for keeping properties in good condition and maintaining property value.

The tenants are reasonably clean, so no issue with trash or critters. 

I also recommend including some move-out instructions for cleaning, how to turn in keys, when they will get the deposit back, etc. 

In accordance with the lease agreement, the property shall be fully vacated, cleaned, and returned in the same show quality condition upon move-in.

Even if the area is cleaned up, I wouldn't purchase any rental real estate in Kensington, Fishtown or Northern Liberties for a few years.

Vrbo and Airbnb makes it pretty easy to self-manage.Add a great cleaning team and you are 95% of the way there.Its good to locate handymen and the like but those are easy to find on local FB groups or thumbtack.

A 32-year-old would never insult a politician in person, but they have no problem getting nasty from the safety of mom's basement.If profiles were verified and public, then we would clean things up a bit.