In doing so, I always Sheetrock the ceilings with 1/2in and I never texture them (smooth ceilings look more modern).

Can you do it yes, but in terms of a smooth transition you might want to wait, it is currently Wednesday, waiting until Monday likely shouldn't be an issue, and if they are as bad as you say they are they could try fighting some of the damages that I assume you would be taking out of the security deposit with "the owner" while you are there instead of putting that headache on a property manager if you have one.

And either of them sound smooth.

I'm just not clear what the best decision is here and I want it to go as smoothly as possible.

Hopefully closing goes smooth and you hit the ground running.

Everything went smoothly and we got a $500 closing credit from the seller for closing early.

I am currently in the works with First Key Lending on a property and so far it has gone smoothly.

Also, I had an extremely responsive realtor so that when I told him I saw a good property we could immediately get out there if neccesary.2) As long as you meet all the FHA criteria, everything else should be smooth sailing. 

Set up  a smooth system for each client tailored to however they want to write up an offer.

I have finally built the right teams that runs my operations smoothly and want provide these vacation rental property management services to others in a “boutique” like fashion.