Calling the county has helped answer lots of questions, they are also very friendly and helpful.

No one else can or should make this call for you.

You might call it passable now, and just about everyone but me doesn't notice the remaining issues :-). 

Quote from @Kevin Sobilo:  My leases state that any monies owed are payable "as rent" so that if they do not pay that damage bill I can simply choose to evict them for "unpaid rent" which is simple and cookie cutter.FYI this is not legal in Colorado. https://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb23-1095 prohibits "A provision that characterizes any amount or fee set forth in the rental agreement, with the sole exception of the set monthly payment for occupancy of the premises, as "rent" for which all remedies to collect rent, including eviction, are available"As for the $600 faucet... it sounds like you just called up a random plumber and told them to install a faucet.

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A lot of people use Zillow, Rentometer, Realtor.com, apartments.com or just call a local property management company.

When you do the actual work that allows investors (not just me) to evaluate a property you get to the top of the list and you get calls and you get deals. 

I finally called around to other property managers who laughed and said absolutely not when I told them the current management company had not found a tenant and wanted to lower the asking price from $1050 to $950.

Here is an introduction to the so-called STR loophole: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/1122635-the-s...

If so I would look at leveraging an FHA loan product for 3.5% down on a duplex, triplex or quadplex (what some call a "house hack").