Right now I have been communicating with the listing agent, should I engage an agent of my own?

There were days of zero communication, plus being around the holidays, it was very emotional for her.

There were days of zero communication, plus being around the holidays, it was very emotional for her.

Stay in communication with them and do what they recommend. 

However, you also want to be able to demonstrate that intent.Factors that would give credibility to your claim could include your normal practice, communications you had with professionals and your relatives as you were buying it, and the specific reasons that would cause you to change your intent from holding to resale.These types of things happen. 

Most professional PMs are not getting super rich by being a PM.

How do you communicate to your contractors what you want in terms of design ,materials, etc. 

So...Start by being broke.Go to a "get rich flipping real estate with $0 money down" seminar.

Here's a solid article with some questions to ask before hiring a property manager https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2015-10-09-questions-ask-property-managementOne thing that has really helped me and my owners is setting communication expectations upfront.

I have listened to thousands of hours of BP podcasts (as well as others) and audio books on the various forms of investing.I am "that guy" with 800+ credit, what I believe to be more than adequate knowledge, great communication skills, a real estate sales background, and very little REI experience.I'm anxious to find a great Core 4 (Lenders, Deal Finders, Contractors, Property Managers) and start a successful buy-and-hold REI career, locally and/or long distance.