(Simplified of course) If these are your opinions ,than that is fine, just please do not voice them or put them in print because these could possibly, in the end, cause harm to your case.

That is fine, no harm in doing a written warning in addition to the verbal.

@Landon ThompsonMost communities in Illinois prohibit an accessory habitable space in a detached garage.  

I'm trying to game-plan my way out of the things I don't particularly care to do - I've forced myself to hire plumbers to do stuff that I can do (I was a plumber while in college) just to get myself out of the habit of doing everything myself.

You might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”, since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processes

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

We don’t know anyone in the area, but you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”, since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant: https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesAdditionally, don't treat property management like a commodity and just focus on the lowest price!

Specifically, we would like to cover the following risks: bodily injury - the tenant tripped and sues us property damage - flood/fire damages the house"tort claims" - negligence of the property manager caused harm, etc.Thanks!

What is best in California or Virginia may harm you somewhat in TN.Although, generally speaking, most low level investors will do fine with an LLC.  

Focus turns into habit.