Should I offer to pay them for their consultation, or are these types of questions common as part of the PM vetting process and is a "courtesy service"?

Mine are all up as of a month or so ago (at least that's when I noticed.) 

They are not allowed in certain master planned communities.Summerlin, including Sun City Summerlin▪ Town Center▪ Skye Canyon▪ Cliff’s Edge▪ Symphony Park▪ Grand Canyon Village▪ Las Vegas Medical District▪ Providence SquareAnd these restrictions I find would be the most difficult for you to overcome - A short-term rental license does not provide authority to violate any common-interest community’s covenants,conditions and restrictions (CC&Rs).

I've got the common sense items such as clean the lint trap, report leaks ect.

Directed Trust is another common one.

., what is common for your area?

If you do section 8 you also have to be aware that your notice requirements for renewal and also for lease termination are longer than the standard lease.

Loopnet is commonly considered that place where deals go to die.  

So if we had not been proactive on this, there is a good chance Chase never would have noticed or cared about it.

i would say its still common or typical for DSCR lenders to require that lease in case of a cash-out refi (assuming this is the context)Interesting, I haven't come across that.