Do you pay them a percentage or a flat rate?

Badly qualified applicants don't want to waste their money, so they "self screen". 

Then if it makes is through the initial screening process then might go next phase of LOI.

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.

With a background as a psychotherapist, you will probably be well positioned to avoid misery by screening tenants and recognizing problems behaviors and getting them out quickly.

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 offer again at $7m and they flat out reject the offer and give no reasoning.

Now I have great tenants that always pay on the 1st of the month even thought out the pandemic, because I screened them aggressively.

We don’t know any PMCs to recommend in the Arlington 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.

Total charges were $43.12.Then you break that down into what they're for....Flat sewer fee (for condos and apartments): $22.02Flat stormwater charge: $2.79Flat water meter charge: $12.40Water usage charge: $5.91While the water usage charge will probably be 50% higher next month (because some moved in late), that's still so little that even renting furnished/utilities, water usage isn't going to be something I worry about.There's no way to make blanket advice that makes sense for everywhere!