We would handle the guest communication, coordinating cleaning, minor repairs, stocking supplies, calendar management, etc.

The 500-hour rule means spending at least 500 hours actively managing your rental property, which could include things like tenant communication, maintenance, and bookkeeping.You can also group multiple properties together as one “activity” to make reaching the hours easier.

Are there ways to address this concern or to communicate the value of these unique features to the appraiser effectively—without overstepping?

He is interested in the deal but has been dragging his feet and finding it hard to get on the phone to talk to and communicate with.

DMs are a great way to communicate on the site, but you can judge the tenor based on when you received the DM.

Our attorney is very clear about what we can and can not communicate related to criminal background and that is why self-managing can be a mine field when it comes to application qualification criteria.  

However, it started to get a bit tough since he is no longer in communication with neither me nor the seller and he is living in the house.

You could start off all cash, and have those houses as collateral and communicate that to lenders.

Communicative?

Also they work Casamundo but their communication between each company is lacking.