I don't think it has anything to do with the size of the company but the smaller guy it is just his personality. 

I personally would be careful trading options with borrowed money… seems like a risky proposition.  

Back in the day the auctions were in person, not necessarily online.

Neither of those calls were in reference to accounting issues.

I'm not familiar with vrbo and other sites- but you could at least set up your own dot com booking funnel/site & (legal- per air bnb -personally don't know?)

You will want to view the property in person before conditions are removed. 

Again your personal strengths and desires will play a huge role.

Is there a way to get in personal contact?

A person came by and was interested in renting it out and was willing to put some work in it.

These amounts are reasonable but depends on what area - for example, in Philadelphia we charge 8% for full-service PM but charge 20% markup on maintenance and a full month for find a tenant - would call a reference or two before you jump in