Thus we were not going to accept the deed in lieu because we would then owe the PM.

I just accepted your friend request and followed you bac 🙂

This does not mean you can leave the unit vacant for 6 months (not that I'm accusing you of wanting that) but it also does not mean you can be forced to accept a less desirable tenant nor can you be forced to lower your rent.

He showed me where to access real estate commission forms on my state's website and pointed me in a lot of great directions.

However, $1K is much higher than what we pay.We do not allow partial payments and I find it curious that your PM accepted that.  

However, this price is much lower than the listing, and the seller is unlikely to accept it.

If someone had an "event" in their life (illness, divorce, etc) then we may be willing to accept that, but if someone has had their vehicle repoed, they have items in collections, and a history of late payments, we'll pass.

Then you may want to check out our website:)

While I never before or since accepted any like offer, the amount I was paid for minimal time was too good to pass up.

I work in comp so I have no issues building my own but I'd prefer to simply use one that's already created.Finally, aside from reviewing prior projects on the company's website and scouring the internet for reviews, does anyone have any tips on how to select a given company?