My main reason to do this deal was to learn the cost of repairs and the hassle of the real estate business.In 2021 my goal is to aquire two more properties, polish my landlord skills, and learning to negotiate with contractors.

She's an older Polish woman who just wants take care of her grandson all day.Now getting to the question - I'll probably be paying for the maintenance and other expenses related to this house myself, especially if I'm the one receiving the rent checks.  

I would keep marketing, maybe try a new channel or two with a different demographic, keep polishing the place up, and accepting applications until you get someone who meets your criteria.

Thicker drywall (5/8s instead of 3/8)Stain resistant paint or at least easy to clean up paint (this may vary cause in most causes tenants put so much holes and dents in walls, the turnover for rentals usually require repainting anyways)Easy to clean back splash (less grout = less stuck dirt, so consider the size material)Countertop type (granite and marble stains and require to be polished and resealed eventually; quartz is stronger and stain resistant, but cost twice as much)For appliances, I suggest going to local appliance stores not big box stores.  

It also has a USB port which is useful.Overall I think its fine, but its not as nicely polished as the iPad.

If it's in the rougher parts of that town, you're going to have that less polished sort of tenant.

I don't like agents who look like they've gone too far on the design and forgotten their core business... but yours could, perhaps, do with some polish.

I really like the way polished porcelain tile looks.

Nail polish on the molding around the kitchen door (I was there to actually look at the furnace).  

Also, if on a slab consider polished concrete, which is the least maintainance of all and trendy now!