2) If they advertise on MLS, are they offering enough compensation to actually get other agents to show the property?

Since you have documented pets on the lease, pursuing compensation from the former tenant could be an option, though legal advice might be beneficial.

NO, it does NOT work.Anything with SUCH a low success rate that people have to send THOUSANDS of mailers to compensate for the low success rate means it does NOT work right?

However, it's rare that agents co-broke deals in the commercial space, so if you're using a buyer's agent, then you should expect to compensate them for their work.

So raising rates 15% on your current AB&B to compensate isn't going to affect your vacancy rate. 

My family is here, so leaving isn't an option for me right now.This is relevant because the prices in Monterey County and surrounding counties are very high, and the rent prices are not enough to compensate.

Once that was being handled, I would discuss compensation from the property manager.

The HOA also had to compensate our Client for the reduced and lost rent due to the years long issue.

Single family the yield factor can be compensated by the historic low interest rates and the ability to lock it in for the full amortization schedule of the loan versus commercial where the loan terms rarely exceed 10 years.

Rates change all the time and if you are putting 40-45% down, your cash flows will likely more than compensate for an interest rate.