From time to time you will have tenants who want to change the makeup of their household.Occupants who stay a certain length of time or meet certain criteria will become your tenants whether you want them to or not, depending on the landlord-tenant law for your jurisdiction.Protect yourself by having a clear guest policy with time frames.

It appears we are out of the woods and there is pent up demand to vacation where golf is such a major draw that courses here are considered essential services.Scottsdale officially required minimum rentals of 30 days until just a few years ago when the governor said cities can't mandate lengths of stay.

TIA Not a simple answer - for example if the house was bought originally with you and your husband and you QCD it to your LLC, then I would say yes you are the owner still as it was not an arms length transaction.

Great questions to ask a salesman if you truly want to vet them is; What was the longest length of time you fought for a buyer before you gave up?

And cost/willingness to work with me if i hire a 3rd party service for routine stuff that I will direct their way(bi-annual AC servicing, water flush, and maybe quarterly pest control if not originally covered).Once I identify 3-5 properties i ask the following:- Conservative rental expectations- Tenure of length term- Expectation of tenant quality(from their screening process)- What will set me out to be of higher priority(as a customer of theirs).

When I opened my own office I found maybe 2 people in 20 years that could do it for any length of time.

If you are stuck in this thing with all cash for any length of time, the IRR will get killed.  

Many hoas have a minimum rental length.

No pets, or pet rent, landscaping responsibility, utilities, length guests can stay, etc etc. 

I've scoured this site for months upon months and haven't come to a solid conclusion...so, I'm sure I am asking something similar to every other newb- and I apologize not only for the repetition but the length.