Hi, I am starting to self manage my rental property and have below Qs.

Then here is the important part I set the listing price my self (a weekend of research will do) or if you trust the agent ask them for  (CMA report) then once I agree to a listing price we list the property at set price.. then since they said they will "add value " to me then offered a 5% to 10% max  additional bonus for any dollar amount they get me over my set listing price, if they want the full 10% they must fully pay for staging  then selves and be available at all times I ask them to do so. 

I'm thinking of the expression "whatever works is what works for you" so I'm curious if maybe you should flip this problem upside down and start by thinking things like•What do I want my life to look like in 5-10 years?

I also want to hear experience of OOS investors in Self Managing the properties and seek help of PM when specific issues arise.

I self manage so not sure how much if any you could save on management fees by having 2 properties as opposed to 4.

I self-manage some and have our company's internal PM manage some. 

Too much clowning around, giggling/laughing, self-promotion, and as @Brian Gibbons said listening for an hour to find the 30 seconds worth of gems.  

We held an in-person meeting over 6 months into the project to express our concerns with the timeline and to request weekly check-in calls.

You should be able to express your goal in one minute and then expand if questions are asked.

To be clear, it is ok to say "this would hurt my pocket and I dislike it because I am self serving."