Often, owners beat up PMCs for a low price, but fail to understand the PMC will often cut corners to make sure they are still profitable. 

A PM offers so many additional services in addition to things you cannot do yourself - like simply having a 3rd party between you and the tenant.

I'm not sure why not - one of the great parts about real estate investing is that you can build a team around you for aspects you aren't as strong at or simply want to delegate to someone/expert and do the others yourself - look up "Core 4" for example - where you can have an agent, lender, manager, contractor all at once for your investments and can theoretically just let them do all the interactive work

I accidentally created two of the same posts since the first time I posted, it shows there was an error and did not go through, so I simply hit the post button again and it showed it posted but also that the first post that I thought had not gone through due to the error message in fact did go through.

And, cutting off liquidation options. 

Quote from @Collin Hays: I suspect that the Smokies is your best choice, simply because it is a year-round destination. 

It's possible as well that many of Grocapitus' investors are simply not on BP.

If you’re using leverage, be extra cautious with your underwriting to ensure the deal still works at today’s rates.Economic Uncertainty: Inflation, potential recessions, or shifts in demand could affect rents, vacancy rates, and property values in some markets.Increased Operating Costs: Rising insurance premiums, property taxes, and maintenance costs can cut into profit margins, particularly for buy-and-hold investments.Regulatory Risks: Some areas are increasing restrictions on landlords, particularly short-term rentals.

Trying to cut my losses as the borrower got all her unsecured debts discharged through Chapter 7.

If not, cut bait and offload risk.