With everyone working from home these days, where possible, and with the recent news that companies like Twitter are opting for a permanent remote workplace, I think it's clear that commercial real estate will be seriously impacted going forward. 

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.

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.

Its probably a little ambitious to think we could 'define' turn-key but the discussion has been good and points to the bigger issue that there are far too many companies who have done more harm than good.

However, I don't see any harm in starting one right away so long as the expenses aren't prohibitive (like California's $800 annual franchise fee).

You can reassure buyers that they did get a fair price and the deal was a win-win.Otherwise, if others think you're a super successful real estate investor, what's the harm in that?

Even if they've been a loan officer for 20 years, if they don't do many commercial deals, they will do more harm than good.