My question is, how can you align yourself with a partnership with a private money investor on deals where you are essentially 'gap funding', but want to place the investor in 1st position, without harm?

And what is the harm in providing a thorough description of the unit?

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-processesWe recommend you get management contracts from several PMCs and compare the services they cover and, more importantly, what they each DO NOT cover.

Keep the properties in good repair and don't harm people.

Is there any harm in calling and asking if they would consider 5k over the opening bid?

The plumbing and electrical may be marginally safer, but the increased blight due to government's pricing distortions likely causes harm to Albany's citizens in other ways that may be less evident than a burst pipe or an electrical fire, but may be equally or perhaps even more pernicious.

Seems no harm to pay 25% if i can get it reduced by some amount.Thank you - Ashish 

I would also suggest you look at what other assets you have that may be in harms way should something go wrong.

Prop 10 and prop 5 seem to be potentially harmful to investors, yet a mentor said go find property while other investors are sitting.