I’m active duty as well and you’ll find a bunch of us here plus plenty of others willing to answer questions.

Don't make the dog your problem, you can very professionally and respectfully; Tell them that it' their duty to control the dog and let them know that if it happens again, they are putting you in a position where, even though you don't want to, you HAVE to act.

Quick background - bought first house using VA Loan back in 2009 (currently active duty Navy) and second home using FHA in 2012.

Probably their duty to hold the last months rent as it “has not been earned” at this point.....your duplex could burn down, flood, etc and not be habitable.Good luck having no tenants, let alone college kids, not smoke pot.

Write out a list of the property manager's duties, from clerical to maintanence every month.

This tells me you don't understand the basics of tax sale which is vital to know if you want to do tax sale deals. 

GCAARStandard of Practice 15-2The obligation to refrain from making false or misleading statements about other real estate professionals, their businesses, and their business practices includes the duty to not knowingly or recklessly publish, repeat, retransmit, or republish false or misleading statements made by others.

I'm active duty military from Baltimore.

Some people prefer to delegate agent duties, but I've found huge advantages to having both licenses. 

It also would cut down on unrealistic expectations if the Turnkey Company would provide the investor with a Time Table Chart Itemized with activities, times and duties of how the process works and who to contact if there is a hiccup.