These appraisers are too educated as in general this rule is virtually never applied on MF lots (I have heard of it once).  

When you sell, interview as many as you need until you feel very comfortable with the one you decide to work with.real estate is a big investment, and for me it's long term, I don't want to have buyer remorse because someone isn't as knowledge as I like.when I was younger,  I was more willing or less experienced,  today I want the same level of knowledge as I offer when I help someone with their tax planning or when I prepar their taxes.....Show me your high level of knowledge,  you are hired.

I started with Podio (Premium) and already I am seeing it's limits without having to spend a lot of time customizing it or hiring someone to do it or even paying a monthly fee to some third party.

Their company is pretty great at not responding to their communities people , not following local law yet alone their own lease agreements The uptick of lot rents I get it it’s business but also driving out affordability for people which again it’s a business so some may say that part is just the territory , but not following lease agreements , hiring poor management and then doing nothing about it when it’s escalated is a reflection on their business aswell   best of luck. 

Will you hire a property manager?

TIC in this case is virtually synonymous with coop.finance items- There are several ways to finance TICs – group loans and fractional loans are the most common. - Fractional TIC loan: you can now own a unit in a building that isn’t classified as a condominium, yet from a financing perspective, will feel that way.

Quote from @Sean Allen Fenn: We hired them for our holding company.

If you are only looking to create a trust to avoid probate, you could probably hire an attorney to make a revocable trust.

You can always hire a different PM company.

You can purchase them yourself and just hire an HVAC tech to install to save money, but it's going to cost more plus you'll have to maintain them.