Some areas have specific departments or webpages dedicated to housing or zoning regulations that can provide detailed information.Another effective approach is to connect with local real estate agents or property managers who specialize in short-term rentals.

depending on the size of your complex and location you will have to get a permit from you state Department of Natural resources. 

But I already agreed to keep the power and water on in my name for a few days (they moved in on the weekend and found they needed to do the power in person to show the lease and, like our water department, local offices are not open on the weekends). 

For context I don’t just watch them, I’m actually directing them where to do what and helping them to bring supplies over as the location is remote from large department stores like Home Depot. 

If they accept the rent, the case worker will send it to the inspection department for scheduling. 

You can rent out your departing primary residence and depending on which type of loan you do use the income to offset your debt for qualification.

Quote from @Diran Deukmajian: State laws vary, so you should talk to the Sheriff's Department and see what to expect.In most states, the Sheriff will show up and expect the person to be out.

Yes, the VA loan on the departing residence would stay on their entitlement, and it would limit their purchasing power.

This checklist leads you to the Planning and Community Development department which will help facilitate a number of inspections and could have a small fee to initiate that process.

If the title company has a long term escrow department better chance they would be willing to work with you as they could facilitate payments after closing as well if the parties wanted that.If taking time to find that one asky why the ones you have used don't want to touch the deal is there something wrong with the deal you aren't seeing, or they just don't want to do it.Best of luck!