I agree with @Caleb Brown--you should base the rent for each tenant on the room they're renting (in most houses, the bedrooms are not identical, and some rooms are more desirable than others). 

It is a measure of how investors view the desirability (or lack thereof) of a particular property in a particular market.

You provide guidelines with your requirements to your contractors, so they can perform to the level you desire.

If they had the capability/desire to self manage they would be listing it as an STR, not a LTR. 

A desire and ability to share their knowledge4.

It was a tear down in a very desirable area.

1) Main thing is interest rates are high right now so unless the property is in an very desirable area and at a great price, then it doesnt make sense to buy when rates are 8-9% right now. 2) Marketing platforms, MLS is the best way to go followed by social media group (Facebook groups, etc)3) what makes a house sell comes down to location and price, but above all price.

But i see management companies start making exceptions when units are less desirable or not updated.

Purchase price: $595,000 Cash invested: $193,000 Sale price: $810,000 3/2 1575 sqft single-level home, backing a canyon in desirable neighborhood in Clairemont area of San Diego.

If all these skips are known to be within a certain geographical area (aka your target markets) then that could serve as a sufficient clue in order to build the desired profiles.