Of course, with all things, the answers to all these matters will depend on the circumstances.California tends to have more laws on the books and requirements and restrictions that it can be a good idea to form a CA LLC for out of state property so that you as a CA resident are covered, and to try to have your contracts fall under the purview of CA courts.

Altercations are usually over very fast in a matter of seconds or minutes.

Finding a random one online is going to be more hassle than it is worth.

After multiple calls and emails about the matter (even involving the local HUD office), I finally get a response that says "Unfortunately, HACW is experiencing a temporary shortfall of funding and will be unable to pay the HAP amount for this month..."

There is a lot of helpful information online, especially on BP, but nothing beats connecting with people in your market. 

Glad that didn't matter in the overall point I was making.

I wasn't really thrilled being forced to quickbooks online from desktop so I would like a different software for bookkeeping but need to retain my mortgage bank too. 

I'm in Fayetteville, AR if that matters to anyone, and renting out the master bedroom.)

The amount of the EMD only matters if you don't actually plan on closing.

It would be best if you had a timeframe in place for initial reports of uncleanliness or broken items, maybe three days, but the truth is that all complaints are relevant no matter the time.