It's also true that the demographics of folks moving to town are highly skewed towards the age group of 20-30 year olds with no kids that often rent and work remote jobs that defy the compensation framework which has applied to jobs in small markets for decades. 

Services are compensated for, unless you are a volunteer.

Aside from those two options you can also go portfolio if your credit and assets are strong with compensating factors.FHA would more than likely be the less painful process again unless you have str.ong compensating factors

A dependable passive income has three requirements.Reliable - Your income continues even in difficult economic times.Inflation-Compensating - Rental income increases faster than inflation, compensating for rising prices.Persistent - Your income will last; you and your spouse won't outlive it.All three characteristics are primarily dependent upon the location.

You may consider offering them some kind of compensation for the inconvenience, but it's not necessary.

Initially I was going to focus on MTR which would compensate, but I'm not sure how difficult that would be from NH.2.

You can ask but probably will not get compensated for your expenses.  

When looking at the total compensation package, it's important to factor in other costs that may arise from taking the job.

His only compensation was the profit from running cattle on the ranch during the process.

Furthermore, the taxpayer’s time spent managing will not count if: Any person received compensation for managing the activity and any person spent more hours than the taxpayer managing the activity.Examination Techniques: Taxpayers may argue the facts and circumstances test when they fail the others.