If you call customer service and don't get what you want, the first reaction is to ask to speak to a higher authority.

I am trying to picture my parents reaction if I made them sign a lease or sent them a late rent notice.

If you buy it, clearly it would be a rental given your wife's reaction. 

Rising rent is a reaction to an influx of people and industry/jobs to an area. 

I have never rented out my condo but may need to. is it bad form to post my listing on zillow or other platforms just to gauge the response and reaction to how desirable my unit is and what the rent expectations should be?

Sometimes, I also ask the agent/s about the buyer's reaction to certain characteristics of the house, etc.In some markets, upgraded/updated quality and condition make a big difference and others, not so much.

My reaction was only to that point.

So, my gut reaction is, yes.

Then the folks running the block just destroy the windows and siding and drive/walk by just to see the reaction of the owner/workers. 3) The "class" approach is oversimplified and inaccurate.

Tenant then told me that he "freaked out" about the bedbugs before and that he knew it was not a rational reaction.