I don't personally see the harm in getting 3 bids.

If repair isnt a major issue that is causing further harm, why not let it go until their gone?

Specific consent is usually better, if there is no harm, then tell them the friend from Utah can stay for the week, 7 days and that you expect them to be leaving or perhaps you'll add them to the lease at an additional fee. :)

If you can be disciplined enough to make time for the assignments the freedom of not going to a regular classroom can help you to get education that you might never have been able to get.I guess the point I'm getting at is that in this day and time young people and their parents really need to look to see if the traditional college experience will actually be beneficial in their lives or if more creative ways of educating oneself will fit their lives and plans much better.After all, whatever type of education you get, the point is that it is helpful and not harmful to you down the road.

Besides, what harm does it have in doing so first?

I've done a lot of plumbing fixture repair/replacement in my time, but chose to pay a local plumber that has experience in these old homes as I wouldn't want to do more harm than good as a DIYer on this.

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.

It sounds little, but I once got quite a large deal simply asking that question.No real harm in making an offer that would be a great deal for you, and getting in the flow of making offers on a regular basis.

So that pesky calculation (especially in a rehab) does more harm than good.You can use Zillow to search for sold properties in the past year within a small radius and see what that yields.