Here are five important things to consider when making your decision:Certifications & Licenses: Hire a firm with AMO accreditation and CPM professionals to ensure best practices and ethical management.Local Experience: National firms aren’t always better.

IN the NW we have a very large Eastern Europe population Russian and all the satellite states those guys are famous for the retrade day of closing or day before.. they do it mainly to owner occ's who have bought something else packed up their home etc etc.. 

Thanks @Remington Lyman.Salvatore - as a foreign national there are some constraints for sure.Happy to walk through some options to see if we can assist.

Sometimes Local PMs are better as they are more dedicated than national ones which tend to be very busy and not focused on you 

I would be cautious about that because their website may be built based on the experience of a national brand, not the local manager.

National vacancy rates have remained flat in the first half of 2024, following a 90-basis-point increase last year, with major metro areas showing particular resilience.

Legal ConsiderationsFair Housing Laws: Ensure your reasons for denial comply with the Fair Housing Act, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.

They are in the top 5 highest in the nation.  

.- In the past five years, Mobile has experienced a 33% increase in manufacturing jobs compared with about 8% nationally.- McGowin Park developed a huge retail space in 2015 which consists of: 199,500- square-foot retail shopping center containing a future expansion area, five restaurant "pads" and 4.5 acres of outparcel development, and the west development consists of a 148,000-square-foot anchor store with an associated gas station, an 89,600-square-foot shopping center and 7.41 acres of outparcel area.

Now, on to the differences between a nationally charter bank, a banker, and a broker.