We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesEven if someone give you a referral, don’t make the mistake of assuming the PMC will meet your expectations, just because they met the expectations of the referral source.We recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Our agent said that since we already did the inspection, there is no harm in putting an offer at our comfortable price.

No harm in it but not sure that's going to really get you anywhere..

The cooperation clause is specifically there to protect you from any harm or cost related to the other party doing a 1031. 

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the area mentioned, but since selecting the wrong PMC is usually more harmful than selecting a bad tenant, you might want to read our series about “How to Screen a PMC Better than a Tenant”:https://www.biggerpockets.com/member-blogs/3094/91877-how-to-screen-a-pmc-better-than-a-tenant-part-1-services-and-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

However, if it's in the long run and you have that extra reserves, there's no harm of putting more down payment since you're paying towards principle and potentially waiving MI (mortgage insurance) @Albert Bui @Carlos Valencia

And with companies like Ray Tax there is no fee if they don't lower your tax bill, so there is no harm/cost in trying.

One the most overlooked things that most PMs/leasing agents do when renting out a space is to go generic: posting ads on CraigsList, newspapers, and national listing sites instead of investing the time at the start to think more about what their ideal renter looks like, where they live/work/play, and going after them by advertising where they are, which could be specific workplaces, housing intermediaries assisting folks trying to get back on their feet while providing guaranteed rental income to owners.