Then again, maybe you don't want him to switch gears on you...This is the person who shows you houses and helps prepare and navigate the paperwork, and coordinates with others on your behalf.

Leave the LOL’s, smh, and fml for your convo with your events coordinator.

8 parties on a lease seems like a coordination headache- Should I consider available student loans as sufficient income for rental without a co-signer (perhaps by requiring a bank statement with >6mo of liquidity for rent)?

Definitely neutral paint with co-ordinating mouldings - white or off white, crown moulding really changes a property so go for crown moulding in the great room if you can unless it would clash with the style of the property - for example if you are going for a modern, minimalist aesthetic you don't want moulding to contrast you want the neutral tones to be uniform across the whole space.Class Cs: the same as above applies but tone down the price tag: choose neutrals, don't waste money on up market appliances just instal new clean lookalikes - buyers in this market want the property turnkey so they don't have to renovate as long as the kitchens and bathrooms are modern and attractive they will be satisfied but you do want to choose your aspirational feature - as many as you can afford within your budget .If you fix everything that's broken, you paint and replace outdated bathrooms and kitchens and your exterior is attractive and clean you have won half the battle.

Therefore if you are only the maintenance coordinator, host an open house/showing, and even collect rent then you do not need a license. 

At this point you will give this to your real estate attorney for them to write the purchase and sale agreement and coordinate the closing.

Is the syndicator the party or parties who have essentially coordinated the money side of things?

When work needs to be done, it's hard to get contractors and tenants to coordinate their schedules, and if you're managing from out of state, you can't be there to make things happen.

I wouldn't want to expect tenants to coordinate garbage or share cans. 

We coordinate move in with move out of the seller.