While it may seem daunting at first, beginning with a clean slate allows you to establish clear expectations and build a strong landlord-tenant relationship from the outset.

Mine is furnished and I seem to get more quality tenants from furnished finder

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.

Whether it be cleaning their properties or doing manual labor.

I highly recommend investing in a property management software, such as Hospitable, for syncing your calendar, automating messaging, and scheduling cleans, as well as a dynamic pricing tool, such as PriceLabs, for optimizing your pricing based on market demand, local events, and seasonality. 

If you scour Craigslist, FB Marketplace or OfferUP, you will find some amazing deals on quality USA made furniture for pennies on the dollar.

I was willing to work with him as I have worked with others in the pass who lost their jobs and struggled with rent but they were always forth coming, clean, and came to me to work with me to stay.

@Steven Cornell think of this scenario, what if you have a turnover and your cleaning lady quits that day.

Cleaned up property.

The best way to attract quality tenants is to buy quality properties.