I can vouch for @Andrew Postell….very good communication and knows his stuff. 

And yes, my realtor has been super communicative about her part in the auction - no plans to receive any commission.

If you go the route of a PM, they are the one with the relationship with AHA and communicate with AHA on your behalf.

Paying a proficient short sale negotiator is worth it's weight in gold to increase the chances of a short sale being completed efficiently and in keeping a strong line of communication with all parties.

To put it simply, Gallinelli may be a good investor himself, but does not know how to communicate the, at times, terse subject of cash flow, for example.

It doesn’t take a whole lot of experience...just good organization and communication.

Get your criteria on paper before you do another showing,  put it in the hands of everybody who views  (along with lead disclosure,  WA landlord tenant law,  fair housing poster,  and everything else I cannot remember you are required to give people who are viewing)  and send copies post-haste to anybody you already showed who is still interested.   4)  I don't think it is illegal to change your price after advertising  (clearly it is OK to reduce your price, if nobody is biting)  but if you have already taken applications it would be kinda sleazy to change the price on them,  and if you do, make darn sure you communicate  the same exact price change for EVERYONE who has already viewed or you could be hit with discrimination claims.  

Stay tuned, listen, and communicate. 

And this notion of managing the manager is overblown, particularly as you scale.  3rd party PMs may accommodate things like communication requests but they are largely not going to change how they manage vacancy and maintenance (the two largest costs of 3rd party PM) on an investors' handful of units differently than the other hundred of properties in their portfolio. 

If they bring you something, be sure to communicate why the deal does not work for you.