@Chris Toedter, Hugo's comments notwithstanding, I would suggest that unless you GENUINELY intend to move in there within their "normal" expected time frame, and to live there at least 12 months, that you DON'T even think about applying through FHA.

She has been a source of a lot of annoyance, inconvenience and genuine rudeness and we just truly do not want to allow showings in the house while we are living there.

My point is: if anyone is portraying themself as GENUINELY trying to help a Seller out - then please: DON'T try to trick the Seller out of money they'd otherwise be able to get (if/when they asked for PROPER advice)!

This genuinely makes me think twice about buying that second coka-cola.

Since you seem to be genuinely interested in receiving feedback to improve your offering, here is a site to look over concerning reports/presentations to: calculate offers and analyse deals, market and share deals with buyers/build buyers list, create deal funding presentations, and manage projects and rehab estimates. 

The people I've worked with on the management side come across as people who are genuinely trying to help, so that certainly has kept me around.

Don't read anymore into that especially if you don't know why, I'm genuinely trying to find out what to do.

Their primary incentive in finding you a good tenant will be that you'll stop calling.Show genuine interest and appreciation for the people working for you.Trust but verify.  

If he is genuine, I bet he would go along with the inspections and the extra fees if he's a good tenant.My youngest son and daughter-in-law have paid their rent a year in advance in the past, I would never rent to them.

I am ok to see the contractor make money , but the cost savings have to be shared and the contractor should clearly educate and say that - it is a reasonable compromise and that we would save some time and also see some price saving .Coming to the point of worrying about mechanics lien and moving on . the home owner need not be always be worried about mechanics lien , its an instrument to genuinely protect contrcators who were not paid , it doent mean that every contractor can put a lien on every property .