One of the main reasons we are in a partnership is my W2/personal guarantee typically alleviates all of these issues for the bank. 

Paying for a professional house cleaner monthly/quarterly can be a great way to alleviate house tensions about who does the cleaning as well!

@Jim Edelstein investing in a market with a diverse employment base will alleviate some of your concerns.

I wanted to know if I could move the funds (87k) or a portion of those funds into my self guided 401k to help alleviate the tax implications?

In addition, it may alleviate the tenant from calling/coming by at all hours of the day if they think you're the PM and working certain hours vs. the landlord that can be bothered at any time of the day.

HUD issued new guidance in 2020 that helps alleviate some of these issues.

Some people have sewer connections to alleviate this issue but renters would need to be made aware if that is a restriction.

One thing that may alleviate some of your worries is to maybe have a backup handyman in case your regular guy can't get to something quickly for you. 

A really good PM may just alleviate most of your concerns.

I am also considering local investor partnerships, which may alleviate some of the burden of having to travel to see opportunities.