If you plan to live in it for at least 12 months after the work is completed and it is not owned by a corporation, LLC, etc, (Again, not sure how they research this) then you can sign a Homeowner affidavit and work as your own GC and hire out the respective licensed trades to complete the work to be inspected. 

Will he need to be present in order to sign the Purchase and Sale agreement since he is technically the seller?

There's a good prospective tenant that wants to sign our lease but they are not sure about start date (work travel schedule) until 3 weeks from now.

The bay's tech job market seems to show no signs of slowing.

I picked up the book on rental property investing by brandon turner 2 weeks ago as my first real estate book ever and that turned me onto the podcast and now i’m here.

Was called the next day for a on the spot interview but was on the way to school and had no way to turn back and make it back in time so i asked if i could reschedule the next day first thing in the morning and they said that would be perfect.

You're right, a quick search for therapy/emotional support pets turned up some great results including a post by from @Mindy Jensen a couple years ago.

@Lavaud Charlemagne - would not do spreadsheets etc on an iPhone.I’d probably use my MacBook for spreadsheets cause I’m old fashion that way.Contract review and signing can be done on an iPhone (especially with Docusign) but an iPad (with or without external keyboard) is probably even easier than on a laptop if you’re a mobile person.

But you could have the best rental prop in the best market turn into a money pit real quick if the people you trust to manage that investment drop the ball.

I know if we were taking out a loan this would not be possible as down payments for investment properties cannot be gifted, I'm not sure what the rules for all-cash purchases are.Since I manage our other investment properties in the area (all under my name), I don't want to put this new property in her name as it will create additional hassle of signing a new contract with our PM, creating new accounts with the utility companies, etc.Thanks in advance for the help!