However TN only provides such an exemption to Sole Proprietorships and General Partnerships – both of which do not have a strong corporate veil (which is the main reason why you incorporate in the first place). 

Most states, the LLC is only $100-$200 to form and may cost no more than $100 a year afterward to maintain In good standing depending on your state of incorporation.

We try and visit our properties every couple of years, incorporating property visits with vacations. 

Also - he does own a construction company so he would “run the numbers” and incorporate any work that needs to be done, ideally by his own company…Thoughts on this?

I tell my clients that their plan needs to incorporate a secondary market.

FYI: I'm a designer, turned successful investor because I incorporate design principles into the problem solving process and create spaces that are very appealing to renters. 

The corporation website will have the articles of incorporation and many times lists the owner and address separate from the property of interest.Happy to help!

(B) a refusal to make reasonable accommodations in rules, policies, practices, or services, when such accommodations may be necessary to afford such person equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling; or(C) in connection with the design and construction of covered multifamily dwellings for first occupancy after the date that is 30 months after the date of enactment of the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, a failure to design and construct those dwelling in such a manner that--(i) the public use and common use portions of such dwellings are readily accessible to and usable by handicapped persons;(ii) all the doors designed to allow passage into and within all premises within such dwellings are sufficiently wide to allow passage by handicapped persons in wheelchairs; and(iii) all premises within such dwellings contain the following features of adaptive design:(I) an accessible route into and through the dwelling;(II) light switches, electrical outlets, thermostats, and other environmental controls in accessible locations;(III) reinforcements in bathroom walls to allow later installation of grab bars; and(IV) usable kitchens and bathrooms such that an individual in a wheelchair can maneuver about the space.(4) Compliance with the appropriate requirements of the American National Standard for buildings and facilities providing accessibility and usability for physically handicapped people (commonly cited as "ANSI A117.1") suffices to satisfy the requirements of paragraph (3)(C)(iii).(5)(A) If a State or unit of general local government has incorporated into its laws the requirements set forth in paragraph (3)(C), compliance with such laws shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of that paragraph.

Perhaps the vendors would be wise to incorporate an industry wide additional required deposit, from where some sort of "STFU" fee could be deducted if authorities are called. 

What usually happens is everyone considers it a "shared" fence because it's so close to the line that the neighbor just incorporates everything on his/her side into their sphere of influence - grass cutting, etc.