To set the stage, I'm owner of a short-term rental property in the Poconos in PA and we use a property management company for bookings, maintenance/cleaning, guest management, etc.This past weekend we had a guest booking but when the guests arrived Friday evening the house had no running water, though it had been running fine earlier in the day when the Property manager (PM) was at the house to give a final check and leave the welcome packet.

We can't quite figure out how to arrange the Ralph Lauren and Gucci sections of the walkin closets.  

I'm in the beginning stages of purchasing a 2nd home in Costa Rica.

Time became of essence because my wife was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer in September.

Friendship and business don’t always mix well, so it’s critical to use a solid lease and treat this as a business arrangement.

Common problem, no easy answer:(We try to allow our owner clients to arrange their own maintenance, but have learned the hard way there MUST be limitations:1) They can't hire our people!

At that stage I may reach back out with some additional questions. 

Good guy, little forgetful, but I wish we hadn't inherited this arrangement and it is tough to retract it. 

The ownership could be changed prior to structuring the parking arrangement, but last-minute changes without time to season the ownership change would significantly increase the risk the transaction could be disallowed as a step transaction under audit.

@Ronald RohdeWe have been on a hold stage.