He and his wife have recently moved 7 hours away for his wifes health/ allergy reasons and do not want to manage the property long distance. 

Short-term rentals can be difficult to finance.

Long story short, the trustee's deed was vested in one parter's name. 

I own and self manage from a distance 5 VRs in the Gatlinburg Pigeon Forge market.

I'll be messaging you shortly, thank you. 

I have two tenants who occasionally have contacted me that they are a little short on the rent.

Basically it is to deter long distance investors from buying a place and then becoming an absentee landlord...One option many use in this area is to register a tenant as the acting agent.Not the best move from a liability perspective for you, however it’s inexpensive and frequently done in college towns.Your other option is to work with a property management company, which is what the borough would like all landlords to do.

Dealing with lead paint is one particular thing I have seen first time flipper totally miss and see them taking short cuts that eventually come back to bite them.

That might be the exemption based on distance there's few exemption for FHA loans

Keep it short and professional.Dear Tenant, We confirmed with the plumber that the flooding was a result of a sewer line clogged by paper towels.