Basically it is to deter long distance investors from buying a place and then becoming an absentee landlord...One option many use in this area is to register a tenant as the acting agent.Not the best move from a liability perspective for you, however it’s inexpensive and frequently done in college towns.Your other option is to work with a property management company, which is what the borough would like all landlords to do.

One of the biggest mistakes I have seen less experienced investors do when choosing their first one or two flips is thinking they can save a lot of money by doing a lot of the repair or upgrading working on their own compared with paying a licensed contractor to do the work and mainly because a person doing the work themselves are not as experienced at doing good quality work and frequently will take a lot, a lot, a lot longer to get the work done and if you are financing your deal they you will end up paying a lot more in finance interest and still maybe end up with marginal instead of good quality work and you are only delaying the date for flipping , reselling, or being able to get a property rented.

He who talks first frequently loses.

Our family is not going to permanently going to relocate here, but we will need to frequent the area enough that it's beginning to make sense to purchase a 2nd home.  

Now this being said, should I prorate rent for them for a day (I feel like I don't really need to), or should I just recommend that they stay out of the house for a few hours, and I tell the painter to make sure all windows are open and the fan is on while he paints?

I use these frequently and see sellers very open to them as opposed to a full inspection contingency. 

Having a good lawn person is also helpful as they can help keep an eye on things as they are frequently on site.  

Crap didn't hit the fan until after the renewal a few months ago and then prices just literally doubled if not tripled.  

If you like the idea of #1, you can get a real duct fan like this:https://www.supplyhouse.com/Fantech-HP220-HP-Serie...I'm curious to know how it works though. 

It is newly renovated with stainless appliances, tile and wood floors, designer stacked ledge stone, glass & stone backsplash, crown moulding, upgraded lighting, ceiling fans and an updated washer/dryer combo.