That’s why I communicated with 4 agents before picking him.

Well, I am having a hard time communicating with a particular Fiverr vendor because of the language barrier.  

If they fail to fit your requirements, you will move on to someone else who can meet your expectations.As long as there is mutual communication, your friendship should be preserved.

They give a lot of information, but still lack a basic way to communicate current results vs pro forma.   

You are communicating with both the buyer and the seller. 

I also believe I'm a pretty good landlord, good at communicating, good at diffusing conflict, good at figuring out what makes tenants happy. 

Communicate it clearly.

I'm currently communicating with a local large bank, hoping to get a loan to payoff a current terrible mortgage on my house, rehab, and probably flip. 

Hire them hourly and put them under your wing... this is basically like the interview process... you groom the individual slowly giving them more and more responsibility over the next 2-5 years until they can run the job site on their own with minimal input from  you and can clearly communicate any issues that may arise.

Now I am communicating with a mortgage lending company that is offering what is seemingly high rates.  5.75% with $1,240 lender fees.