They can't assess all the subjective data like overall layout, view from the living room window, the dogs next door that bark all day, the width of doorways, size of individual rooms, quality of kitchen cabinets and appliances, etc.The best thing to do is study your market regularly.

Zoning Ordinance ExceptionsSome properties in the target zone don’t meet the minimum lot area or width size requirements under the zoning ordinance, yet houses exist on smaller-sized neighbor lots.How could these properties get approval for development?

Call your city and see if that's large enough, I think you need more like 10-12 ft width and 15 - 20 ft length.

It is RS-50 zone requireMinimum Lot Size: 5,000 square feet.Minimum Lot Width: 50 feet.Setback Requirements:Front Yard: Minimum of 20 feet.Side Yard: Minimum of 7 feet on each side.Rear Yard: Minimum of 20 feet.Maximum Building Height: 35 feet.Permitted Uses: Primarily single-family detached dwellings.To have different lot size need neighborhood approval, I believe...  

Chiefly, it says "Minimum lot size: 8,500 square feet, or 6,500 square feet for lots of record," along withMinimum lot frontage (width): 80 feet or 60 feet for lots of record.

A property manager will take the workload off your shoulder but they likely won't get you a higher rent unless your listing is terrible.  

You could, for the purposes of verifying that you are not renting to someone who is potentially dangerous or financially incapable of shouldering the burden of being a roommate, ask them to apply through Zillow so that you can see their background check, that also gives you the opportunity to have others who might be interested in being your roommate as well, apply.

We own and manage two and one is particularly difficult during the shoulder (slow) seasons.

The combination of all the above puts me shoulders above majority of the investors.

(eg, if your lot is not the standard 25 x 125, but some other multiple where the width is actually skinnier than 25, and the lenghth is longer than 125, and you want to reduce side setback requirements, eg.)