I learned a lot from Frank and Dave at Mobilehomeuniversity.com and I highly recommend attending one of their boot-camps.  

I love to be active and this includes working out, crossfit (I'm not one of those guys, trust me), camping, cycling, rock climbing and indoor bouldering, networking, hiking, and anything that involves building relationships.Looking forward to diving into real estate investing and beginning this new chapter of my life!  

Hook up with folks doing similar deals, go to trainings and boot camps.  

@Grant Berthold I am in the camp of building a relationship with your local bank.  

not called laws per se, but actually called codicils.The real issue with HOAs is by simple motion and adoption, the codicils can change overnight, and eg: while today sublet or rentals ARE allowed, next month they can be forbidden. 

This is the rate banks charge other banks to borrow money overnight.

With the info you've shared, I'm in the camp of giving them notice that you are ending their tenancy at the end of the lease.If you are not going to hire a local PM, see if you can distance yourself a bit emotionally - sounds like they have gotten under your skin if they have damaged your property and what really bugs you is their asking for their check back.  

It's a 0.25% increase in the overnight rate - raising the rate to a whopping 0.25%.

It makes it incredibly easy to pick up a 2-4 unit for 0% down, turning you into an overnight investor.

I'm not sure which camp I fall into but I'll bring it up just for you to think about it.