The legal and regulatory aspects of selling a home, including managing the necessary paperwork and ensuring compliance with local laws, can be a bit overwhelming.

Custodians do exactly the same thing but with the added regulatory and financial scrutiny.

I also have a very very very small chance of getting let go from my job since it is regulatory work for the state government.

A broker, acting as a broker under the guidelines of regulatory agencies, acting with the knowledge that they have a duty and responsibility bound by their licensing and being paid a traditional brokerage fee with full disclosure on the HUD of the amount is perfectly fine and there is no difference. 

Part of me wants to self-manage, as I already manage other properties from out of state but this being a multi family and a sizeable building subject to onerous regulatory regime, and that I am time poor puts me off.

Psychology and sociology is paramount in this aspect. 3- The business of the business: This is things such as regulatory actions, licensures, the constant changing of such, how to navigate, contracts, documentations, process's and systems, etc etc.. 

Selina Bliss's proposal to limit short-term rentals in the Regulatory Affairs subcommittee this week, meaning it has no chance of advancing to Gov.

There are often homestead exemptions and other regulatory issues that could cause issues with your loan, even if it were business purpose.

It took some work but we jumped through all the regulatory hoops and were able to get site approval on two separate land tracks.  

But your QI should be your guide through the regulatory maze that alows you to focus on your investing.