Here's my thinking:1) Creating an LLC for property management (PM) would establish a solid business history for the LLC and make the LLC to be a better candidate for obtaining credit and financing within a few years if I wanted to later purchase or hold title to property under the LLC.2) The LLC would have an EIN which would enable the LLC to open/maintain its own checking account which would receive/maintain rental income/deposit separate from my personal accounts.

Coincidentally, they also are ESL speakers and I've found that in many respects, more communication is better.My lease has an addendum with several topics: Property maintenance, Yard maintenance, Prohibitions, and Failure To Maintain.  

Do you expect for their to be some code that explicitly states "an agent may not enter an agreement with a home-owner, currently in the proccess of marketing their home FSBO, to receive a fee of $500-$800 dollars for conducting an open house at the property, passing along all lead information, while also maintaining the right to pursue said leads for their own personal business gain."

Some HOA communities have limited the number of units allowed and have applied a rental cap in order to maintain compliancy with FHA lending guidelines, so definitely check this outAlso, confirm the overall financial health of the HOA and even consider serving on the Board of Directors if your time allows. 

They are getting older and are having a hard time maintaining the properties.  

I would say talk with the tenant in a calm manner explaining you are the new owner/landlord and would like for him to clean up the backyard because you are trying to maintain a clean/safe environment for the neighborhood.

You hit the nail on the head, it maintains activity.

So I never did get a firm answer that I paid for, but I do have a lawyer friend who agrees with making sure the handyman has insurance, and maintains it throughout the job. 

OK so I take it the reason to have this rule in place is to be able to maintain your real property assets in the event of some type of financial apocalypse similar to the one that we experienced in 2008?

I think I'm going to recoup the $100k first, and build up a reserve for the next two years and continue to maintain the properties while adding a little bit of cosmetic maintenance.