Therefore, you are protected if the assignee buyer does not perform.

My Airbnb managed by PM is under performing.

In my experience, we found 5-8 bedrooms to perform the best. 

While that market may not be performing as well now there are other markets that still will.

Perform the same task in each app to ensure a fair comparison.Load a property with pictures and details.Market that property.See what your marketing looks like from the public's perspective.Submit a fake application to see how easy the process is.Run a credit/screening report on yourself.Enter a maintenance request, assign a vendor, and attach a fake invoice.Enter charges to the tenant's ledger.Enter recurring charges and automatic late fees.Sign documents electronically.Run owner reports.After testing a few apps, one should clearly stand out.

Additionally, home had been neglected for a while but with a few good hands-on deck it was restored to its intended beauty.

I've seen quite a few properties described beautifully with very nice pictures.

Property Management is a tough business made up of various challenges that affect the managers and their ability to perform.

There are 2 areas in San Diego that I believe are likely to out perform the general San Diego RE market (and I am not invested in either due to distance from my base).  1) west Chula Vista (CV).  

Owners mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator – so, they often select the first PMC they call or that calls them back!