Perhaps you envision raising your family there in the future and know you won't find another house like it.

And take a deposit and pet fee, just in case, in line with what's in your ad.As for the fire pit, I'm envisioning lots of pot and a drumming circle LOL.

I just envision a sister to a bunch of siblings, who the parents made the executor, and she's desperately trying to get the place sold before any of them can try to stop the sale, for whatever reason, which points to some kind of problem with the estate, which could be creditors, heirs, who knows.I'd proceed with caution and with a lawyer.  

Every single time I showed an occupied unit, the applicant couldn't wait to get away and I didn't end up renting to them.But, if they can see a clean, empty place, that they can envision their stuff in, and can imagine a landlord keeping well-maintained because it's really clean, etc., renting that unit is a breeze.So, my vote for you, is to get it empty, clean it, paint it, etc., then advertise it for rent.  

The landlord/tenant attorney can advise you on what problems you may run into down the line with code enforcement or even a lawsuit from your tenants, while the criminal defense attorney could inform you of the worst case scenario I am envisioning based on the information provided. 

When I was looking at homes, I wanted to envision my own color scheme, not have someone else's imposed upon me.

And there are professional thieves who just love open houses.Plus, most applicants can't see past another person's stuff to envision their stuff in that space.  

It's harder for them to envision their stuff in the unit.  

So when we felt we would give this boutique style of service at a few hundred doors is not financially feasible at 500.Going back to your question of the perfect PM contract, I think first you need to envision the perfect PM company when its finished and how that will look.

I stopped showing units until they were ready, because it's hard for people to see past other people's junk, or to envision their own stuff in there in a different way, etc.