Have any of you had to do this and did you use a regular moving company to do this?

Does email, regular mail, or text message work?

. §54.1-2103 Exemptionsa.The provision of this chapter shall not apply to:1.Any person, partnership, association or corporation, on their regular employees, who as owner or lesser perform any of the acts enumerated in §54.1-2101 with reference to property owned leased by them, where the acts are performed in the regular course of or the management of a property and its investment therein;2.Any person acting without compensation as attorney-in-fact under a power of attorney issued by a property owner solely for the purpose of authorizing the final performance required of such owner under a contract for the sale lease purchase, or exchange of real estate;3.Services rendered by an attorney-at law in the performance of his duties as such;4.A person acting as a receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, administrator or executor, any person selling real estate under order of the court;5.A trustee under a trust agreement, deed of trust, or will, or the regular salaried employee thereof;So if you are not interested in getting licensed, and don't want to manage any more, then I would say have your friend give you a power of attorney to manage the property for him.  

If they don't make regular visits to the vet.

Or they might be dumber....well, you get my drift.I've started replacing all regular light bulbs with compact fluorescents for a couple of reasons. 

If sub has been there longer than 30 days, they have full rights as a regular tenant.

A couple quick notes: Your relief valve pipe need not be metal, it just can't be regular PVC.

I have seen where regular tenants (not students) could afford a higher place but then over the years their situation changed and they were holding on but had to move to a cheaper place.Are the parents guaranteeing the lease for these students??

I've been told they are easier to do than regular mortgage, but do all the same rules apply when it comes to the families being able to walk away with some cash?

For future you should be inspecting your properties, inside and out , regularly.