I accept that I won’t have every detail figured out, but I know for sure that doing nothing leads to zero progress.

Thus we were not going to accept the deed in lieu because we would then owe the PM.

YES to a degree I agree.

They say that the temp only goes to 60 degrees and that it needs to go to 40 degrees. 

I just accepted your friend request and followed you bac 🙂

You never know who will apply, and you are not obligated to accept them.

This does not mean you can leave the unit vacant for 6 months (not that I'm accusing you of wanting that) but it also does not mean you can be forced to accept a less desirable tenant nor can you be forced to lower your rent.

However, $1K is much higher than what we pay.We do not allow partial payments and I find it curious that your PM accepted that.  

However, this price is much lower than the listing, and the seller is unlikely to accept it.

If someone had an "event" in their life (illness, divorce, etc) then we may be willing to accept that, but if someone has had their vehicle repoed, they have items in collections, and a history of late payments, we'll pass.