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..

.#2 Educate Yourself with a View Toward ActionEducate yourself toward profitably investing in real estate, or else your education will turn into a hobby.Attending seminars, buying books, and watching videos can help.

Kris Krohn is selling what he calls 'Lease Option Pro Plus' which is supposed to be a bunch of videos teaching a person how to do real estate using lease options along with manuals on how to execute it. 

See Jeremy Rolls YouTube videos to get started.

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.

Some of my hobbies include playing soccer and video games.

Any/all thoughts guidance and professional recommendations are welcome.

Obviously this is during your analysis phase and I would think you would get your numbers validated by professionals.