For example, I've had clients walk into homes with vibrant orange kitchens or neon green bathrooms and instantly feel overwhelmed.

Clean, repair, and/or replace as needed.● Extend all other downspouts at least 6 ft from the house.

Or are they moving out when the cleaning is complete?

In 2019 my mission beach units had average revenue minus cleaning of ~$80k.  

I 2nd @Jonathan Greene's question: why Illinois? 

If your budget is so tight that you can't handle a small leak, what will happen when a tenant fails to pay the last month of rent and abandons the property with $6,000 in cleaning and repairs?

You hired cleaners to clean the unit between tenants?

Hey @Trey Holloway, there are products out there that fit the 10% down model, but you will have to hunt for one.I don't agree with @Jaycee Greene that banks don't finance STRs.

Quote from @Jonathan Greene: Did you miss this in the same forum 10 days ago with 95 replies?

If you choose not to show up, he would almost certainly be awarded a judgement.Of course, you could choose not to pay the judgement, but then he can send it to a collections agency and your credit score will be trashed.I don't see a scenario here where you get through this cleanly.