They have dedicated short-term rental insurance. 

All depends on what types of properties you have and what the rents are, but I know in my market somewhere around the 20 unit level begins to make sense for a full-time person.I know many investors won't buy anything less than 50 or 60 unit multi-family properties because those are the levels needed to support a full-time PM.If the PMs you contacted are going to have a dedicated part-time or full-time individual for your property then I'd expect them to charge 5% plus the labor expenses of that person.

Consider opening a separate account dedicated to dealing with the property management co only. 

Semi-retirement just means I can dedicate more time to tasks which help my recovery, like making food at home and buying wholesale.

You can also hang up flyers for your property at their office on the bulletin board dedicated for just that.

By "in-house" I assume you mean someone dedicated solely to that property.

Also if you enter into a new partnership, it is probably better to create a new entity dedicated for the arrangement that you have with your partner.

This is a volunteer position but speaks to my dedication, commitment to excellence, and leadership abilities.

For someone who is just started to learn, and not quite ready to actually invest, you will save yourself thousands of dollars, and possibly years of time, if you take a little while (a few months - time depends on you and your dedication) to learn before you jump in.

It's too bad that most people don't have the dedication to stick to things.