I'm house hacking so I do live in the basement while managing the property but had nothing to do with it and no idea who did.

My Airbnb managed by PM is under performing.

And FWIW, after managing tons of cleaning vendors for HUD and others in my past life, my approach is that you get what you pay for, that you should pay a little more than the average for your market if you want your cleaner to be a partner to your business (and that such will pay for itself), that you should thank and appreciate them often, that you should make them feel free to reach out for bonus requests but also should decrease the frequency of such by not reducing their comp when they encounter easier-than-normal cleanings, and that you should pay them immediately after the cleaning.

This approach allowed us to move quickly and efficiently, ensuring the project stayed on track.

Would you make an offer on this property based on these projected returns?

My mother-in-law is managing the state and doing some projects to get the house in better shape before going to the market.My husband and I would like to purchase the home as an investment property (rental); my mother-in-law stated that she would "discount" her part of the purchase, which means we would only pay 66% of the original price.I am trying to think of alternatives to borrowing the money.

To make a long story short, I am referring a subdivision project to my DB for a referral fee.

It usually comes down to pricing.Great question to ask property management companies in the market.

More importantly, they executed post closing operations and duties seamlessly with excellent design, furnishing, launch and management.  

Are you in a position to manage all of this?