In terms of your name on checks, just sign up for a service like Cozy where they send you payments online and they never have to write your name on anything.

-I could simply charge a flat fee for each of the services I provide (10% management fee, couple hundred bucks for the finding of the place and a couple hundred more for closing the deal, etc)Has anyone out there been in this kind of spot?

I met my fiance 2 years ago by using an online dating service.

But in the long run, they cannot build a business because their customer do not recommend them to others.  

What you are referring to are local customs...  

@Kevin BBest advice: Call the city's code enforcement:https://www.chandleraz.gov/residents/neighborhood-resources/neighborhood-services/code-enforcementJust say that you had a "family" or group of friends apply to lease your home, but they all seem to be unrelated.

(My wife and I do come up once a month to help out at Camp Geiger at the protestant services both out in the field and at the small white chapel on base)

A few more seasoned investors have told me, perhaps controversially, that most cities place such onerous zoning restrictions and are completely inactive in aiding affordable house because lower income and lower-mid income residents are such a net loss to the cities, i.e. little tax revenue and big consumers of city services.

Im in a similar situation with a municipality, but if you are able to cover health insurance through the service, that makes the transition out of the traditional W-2 much more feasible and also covers all of your bases.  

I like IRA Services Trust Company.