My limited experience with the Gurus is that are very rarely price competitive and target newer buyers.

It was very competitive due to location but offer was accepted and we closed in April.

The heavy cleaning and repair costs after longer stays are definitely pain points but I've seen my clients make it work by screening the tenants more carefully for MTRs, doing bi-monthly checks to catch issues early, and writing clear lease terms about maintaining the property.

There is a lot of grey area on this site, as there is on most sites, and in the interest of wanting to be fair to posters and not be ridiculously heavy handed, most mods will give posters the benefit of the doubt on the front end, maybe with removing a post and a warning or something similar.

I price my midterm rentals in Denver and Colorado Springs through a blend of rentometer.com, checking out the competition and paying attention to the season.

There is plenty of agent competition, in Denver especially.

Watching you two go back and fourth is more insightful on what to expect from possible colleagues and competition.

If you look at the surround areas of a metro there are usually still inventory with less competition. 

Banks often have higher fees and less favorable rates, while online services like Wise offer more competitive options.As @Ryan Konen mentioned, other alternatives include Revolut for multi-currency transfers and OFX for large transfers without limits.

When rates go down there will be more buyers in the market creating more competition and driving up prices.