I, idealistically and very mistakenly, "saw" myself as a soloist, chamber musician, or at the very least principle in a A Class orchestra, doing what I love, and making a good living to boot...The notion that I couldn't get paid enough to have a "comfortable life" never entered my consciousness.

I could be mistaken, but I won't know until I run the numbers.

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, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services and HOW those services are executed.EXAMPLE: PMC states they will handle tenant screening – what does that specifically mean?

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, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services and HOW those services are executed.EXAMPLE: PMC states they will handle tenant screening – what does that specifically mean?

@Courtney WalkerIf I'm not mistaken Apartments.com is owned by CoStar.

If I am not mistaken YourPorter PMS has a service that allows you do this cross channel with that lock.  

(let me know if I'm mistaken in this initial assumption).My question is if there are any strategies to avoid realizing capital gains at the time of sale.

John Fedro has quite a bit of info about this available to you. https://www.mobilehomeinvesting.net/mobile-home-li...The above, if I'm not mistaken, does not apply to investor-to-investor deals, if the home is your personal residence, or on its own land.

When I first decided I wanted to buy and hold I (mistakenly) ran all my numbers based on 30 years and then realized I had to find better deals.

Landlords mistakenly ASSUME all PMCs offer the exact SAME SERVICES and PERFORM those services EXACTLY THE SAME WAY, so price is the only differentiator.So, the first question they usually ask a PMC is about fees - instead of asking about services and HOW those services are executed.This also leads them to ASSUME simpler is better when it comes to management contracts.