We don't contact an attorney.

😊 Goals give us two things: direction on where we want to go, and the motivation to get us there.Imagine your ideal existence.

Alternatively, if you’re using QuickBooks Online with a plan that includes the "Payments" feature, you can collect rent directly through QuickBooks while staying on top of your bookkeeping

How many contacts/leads are resulting from this?

. - PM provides a cash based accounting report every month, for every unit under management, that clearly labels all rent, all expenses, including management fees, and the net directly ties to the amount of money deposited into my bank account.- PM is a licensed handyman, or has them on staff, and takes care of most unit turn work at a reasonable rate. - PM has no breakup/termination fee- PM does not take project management fees, except on large or complicated CapEx projects exceeding $5,000. 

Due to the confusion on their end and their slow response, it's costing me more money than if I just went directly with the vendor from the start.

I think it's a good idea to contact the landlord and ask if they want to sell it to you, especially since you're already renting/living there. 

So, I’m curious how you are managing to find your deals, whether you are buying at auctions or via marketing direct to sellers.

I personally don't like getting a lot of automated messages when I rent a STR, I'd rather have some more personal contact.....

i would do self evaluation to see if you want to be active or passive on deals and that can help you in the right direction.