Unfortunately, most PMC contracts are pretty vague making it a challenge to get useful information.3) A mix of the two aboveSome PMCs have internal handyman type ServiceTechs for small jobs that they bill hourly for, but get bids for any job requiring a licensed contractor.An owner should understand what type(s) of the above that their PMC uses and discuss as necessary to better understand.THE CHALLENGES OF GETTING 3 BIDSWe wanted to touch on this topic because it seems to be a pain point between PMCs and owners.In theory, it's easy to get multiple bids - you just search online for companies and contact them to get a bid. 

I would rather not go to multiple lenders trying to figure out who does what if someone on here has had good experience with a particular lender already that does this type of loans.

From personal experience, there are multiple issues that can pop up and it is nice to be local to deal with them.

Call every local investor agenda (look at the agents that have investment property listings and call them) and call every local landlord that owns multiple properties (you can get lists off of Deal Machine).

So far, if we use the top 3 comps and multiple by the square footage, we'd be getting an ARV of around $700K.

Steadily has their own product (with multiple writing companies) and then they offer policies through other carriers just as an independent agency would. 

There are multiple strategies to take advantage of opportunities during an expansion.  

If I would have bought a sustained portfolio with multiple units rather than starting with a single purchase I truly believe I would have lost a lot of money while my systems flailed rapidly attempting to catch up. 

The buyers did a long inspection, multiple days... made a huge request for concessions based on what we knew to be purely made-up issues.

The "Set it and forget it" mentality, I think, will limit your listing big time.I do all of the pricing across multiple listings.