Well, if you buy & renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what Tenant Class will actually rent it?

Just do a standard househack.

A full rehab is another story, but $3,500 plus another $400 cleaning fee for a one-bedroom seems more in line with heavy repairs, not just a standard turnover.Since you mentioned it was an inherited tenant and one was an eviction, it makes sense that condition might be rougher, but even then, transparency from your PM is key.

Well, if you buy & renovate a property in Class D area to Class A standards, what Tenant Class will actually rent it?

This seems to be pretty standard for the area.The bad:  The home inspection found evidence of knob & tube wiring, and there is basically 1 outlet per room with tenants running power strips and extension cords all over the place. 

Point her to the lease and local habitability standards, require all requests via one channel, and reply with written triage: urgent, next scheduled visit, or tenant responsibility.

Fees are all in line with standard offerings.

There are a lot of standard questions that are readily available, or the screening site you choose may have their own application forms that you can't customize.Determine how you are going to identify which application is the strongest and ensure you are asking those questions.A few less common questions we ask:- How long do you plan to live here?

They may not even ask much about the lease agreement if it looks like a standard lease to an LLC.

And that’s where the real issue tends to show up, and not just the existence of STRs, but the lack of consistent standards and enforcement around them.Where cities require a responsible local contact, clear occupancy and noise rules, and real consequences for repeat violations.