Maybe it's the optimist in me, or my faith knowing that God has plans to prosper me and not harm me that make me think I should over-extend myself rather than play it safe saving for a rainy day.  

No harm no foul.

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.

Since the property will not sell below the reserve price no harm is done. 

(a) the gravity of the harmoutweighs the utility of the conduct or(b) the harm caused is serious and the cost tocompensate for it makes the conduct not feasible).

I think we've reached a tipping point where it's beginning to look like the economic shutdown in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is causing far more harm than the lives it (may) save. 

If I post on Craigslist, listing available for rent 4-5 weeks out (worst case) without pictures to gauge interest - would you see any harm in that? 

Talk to a local WA attorney first and tell them what you want to do to see if it is legal, before you do yourself any harm.

Tilmon,Errors & Omissions Insurance (aka E&O or Professional Liability) insures what it says:- Errors: Professional mistakes that cause an economic harm to a third party- Omissions: Failing to provide Professional guidance/info.Get a sample policy online and look at the insuring clause to get the actual contractual definition and have your agent explain it.

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.