What is reasonably expected if a traveling contractor leaves one of our apartments/houses earlier than expected? Do we refund that money per diem? Is it not our issue if their contract with a company ended earlier tha...

I enjoy renting to short term visitors which is why I do it on one of my units.

They hear "TransUnion SmartMove full background check," it cuts down on the flakes like nothing else.My next step is usually an open house they're invited to come to and I hand them my application that they have to fill out, and either scan or take a picture of and send back to me.On this last property, we went from 200 casuals to 30 visitors at the open house taking applications to five completed applications to three workable possibilities to two credit checks, and it was crystal-clear.

If the former will he establish guidelines for the minors regarding visitors. 

Nothing else screams more evidently stable, passive and simple like that. 

The big debate is whether I should just purchase the turnkey, walk into a new state and house with more security and less room for surprises and have a longer distance between this and my next deal or go with the fixer upper that is better investing wise but lacks some things the turnkey has like better layout, flex space (for visitors since I’m now out of state of friends and family,) etc…

Not unless they failed to secure the property per your instructions or contract.In Detroit, we deal with this all the time and have a standard communcation template, with security options, we send owners as soon as we know a property is vacant or a tenant moving out.Too many owners ignore our communications and then scream when their property is stripped.So, if this is realtively common for the area, while your PMC has no liability, they should be thinking ahead and working with you to minimize the chances of this happening.

It recently got its National Park status and had 1.68M visitors to the park last year.

A RE agent holds a license, insurance and has disclosures and contracts that state that access will be provided (per the contract and agreed to by seller), often times with the list agent or a buyer's licensed agent present during any inspection, visit, or walkthrough.

She sent it to the listing agent, who got the seller to sign, but then the seller became angry and tracked us down and called us on an old phone number, SCREAMING that it was "her house for the entire month" and she shouldn't have to sign anything, much less PAY a security deposit.