I expressed my objection to the rate.

Courtesy of Dodd Frank, its doubtful the self employed will ever be viewed by lenders as favorable as a w2 employee.

Typically, the tax is based on the assessed fair market value of the property at the time of the transfer, even if it’s not a traditional sale.

Personally, I self manage but have built systems to allow it to be fully remote and very passive.

Than learn with that safety net until your ready to take things back over to self-manage again. 

Does anyone have an objection as to why I should continue with these services?  

@Kyle McVay I self-managed my first 5 units and then transferred all new units to a PM.

Whether that is most contractors, hiring an engineer, or getting self-educated.

Going DIY and self-managing this type of asset from another state may not be an easy task for such a building and neighborhood, it needs more attention (and probably capital).Try an unconventional approach.

@Matt Weddon, I try not to even think about those types of things UNLESS there is objective documentation or they admit to doing something specific.