We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

At this time, the plumber (now his wife joined the conversation) became irate and cussed out our property manager, even threatening bodily harm to him.

It feels like people just focus on the leverage aspect of the FHA loan before even considering the ridiculous long-term harm to your wealth associated with them.Thanks,VR

The chance of them asking a quick question that you do not seem harm in until afterwards are much higher. 

it was a huge headache, but we were successful, and afterward, the house was spotless. in the house you're working on, i'd say, it wouldn't be difficult, since it's not full of personal items. but diatomaceous earth only works if the bugs make physical contact with it. we used ourselves as bait, sleeping on air mattresses in the center of the living room, but it was not ideal, especially with a baby. another thing to consider is that breathing it in can be harmful to your lungs and dries your skin out(it also dried out my rugs and floor a little, but, i wanted to cover all my bases). be sure to get the food grade stuff, wear masks when puffing it around, and only puff small amounts(we used a condiment bottle- for mustard or ketchup). another way to lure them through the de is with heat and carbon dioxide(because we generate heat and carbon dioxide)- you could use candles, but be careful leaving them unattended if you are not staying at home through this process. i wish you the best of luck. bed bugs are no fun.

If a tenant (or roommates) make partial payments before the due date, then no harm has occurred, and it certainly won't affect your ability to evict if full payment isn't made by the due date.  

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

That is the kind of market I want to invest in - where the local economy is so dependent on overnight rentals that it would be harmful for them to be over-regulated.  

Existing situations are less likely to be reported because it has been that way for a long time.Jail is pretty extreme for a consequence, but if someone gets harmed, you could be held responsible for criminal negligence.

Nerdwallet was kind enough to list both the interest rate AND the overall APR for 30yr fixed conventional vs FHA and that tells you that looking at the interest rate only is misleading and actually harmful to your long-term wealth building.