As a property manager, creating a standard that establishes the trifecta of benefits and tension is good. 

I know I need to learn all local regulations, why the property is available, if the current tenants have leases, all of the financial analyses (Let me know if any of you have come across something I might not know), section 8, available grants, and possibilities to finance the deal if the numbers work.  

So he may consider this most of the basic functions of PM without actually being a PM (and thus not subject to regulation). 

Well I believe that the incoming administration will in the first few week find ways to reduce regulation and increase domestic energy production.  

Without it, there's no guaranteed legal status, which could lead to being forced to leave the U.S. and potentially manage property from abroad—a complex and often costly endeavor.Real Estate Ownership and Rentals as a Non-Resident: If you do decide to purchase property and then move abroad, you can keep it as an investment, but it requires navigating tax regulations specific to non-resident foreign property owners.

Because honestly, at one point, I considered his offer and was afraid of the possibility that if I didn't accept I'd be taken to court and be responsible for putting my children on the street, and I can see those types of scare tactics and resulting emotions being enough to scare someone into complying with a transaction no matter how laden it is with misrepresentation, non disclosure and fraud it could be.Again, I don't know if I misunderstood the laws and regulations or not, I could be wrong.

But will just depend on what you are trying to establish.

My current deal has been delayed for over 30 days because the Launch rep wasn't aware that you cannot wire money from an offshore account- by federal regulation, the money must season in a US bank account for 30 days.

I couldn't find anything within FHA regulations regarding this.

Of course establishing what the assessed value was 20 years ago is less obvious.