This property we were targeting a couple, retiree, single business professional.

Besides introducing myself, I'm looking to network with individuals both my age or older who are active on these forums to build a young investors/RE professionals group in Socal.

People hate conflict.....so they ignore what they should do because it can be "messy' and hope for the best....and then seem shocked when the outcome is 100x worseYou don't have to be an a-hole to handle this in a professional, tactful and friendly way......but it should be handled, not ignored

The flower bed had weeping holes for excess watering; the water would drain out and leak into the drainage system in the middle of the garden. 

We typically rent to urban professionals for above market rental rates. 

There are tons of numbers and interconnected relationships going on in our professional commercial multifamily spreadsheet.

Property manager I spoke with would have fees of 7.9% and 1/2 first months rent on a new tenant.Is this the perfect time to manage our property or should I leave it to the professionals to save time and headache?

Use professionals and stop cutting corners..

You use non-professional version or Realtors.com, Zillow like everyone else.

We will definitely eventually engage a professional, but I wanted to check with you knowledgable folks first to make sure I have a solid strategy going into that discussion.The house was bought >10 years ago for 800k and is now worth between 2-3.3m per Redfin and Zillow.