If you enter a neighborhood and you immediately lock all doors from the inside, and check to make sure your gun is loaded, you are in class D no doubt.On the other hand, most class A+ neighborhoods as you drive through you cannot see the houses from the street. 

Pricing - If you cannot check your competitions price and adjust yours daily you may want pricing software (PriceLabs probably best for single listing owners/operators). 

If you contractor has a question about what tile is installed where, just check the design boards.

ANDAt least 5% ownerYou might want to check out this thread with sample REPS Log / Activity tracker that meets IRS guidelines https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/816680-real-e... 

I'd also recommend checking out Dayton and Cincy. 

I hire local professionals for inspections and cleaning, but even then, I’ve run into issues where things were missed because I wasn’t physically there.3.Tools: I use software like Tenant Cloud for rent collection and maintenance tracking, but no tool can replace having someone who can physically check on properties.

If you haven't checked the market for homes with "inlaw suites" or whatever your market equivalent is that can be a way to get it done as well. 

I knew someone who owned one and he went every other day to check for coin jams.

Check the forum for Events & Meetups and see if they have any in your area.

I was checking online for medium term rental proces in that area.