Hi Shannon.Property Management fees do change depending on the market and service levels a company provides. 

@Lloyd PreeceRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Poor renovation quality but mainly the company is just shady. 

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

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

It doesn't look like it would affect small, private landlords who have 10 or fewer units just big PM companies. 

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

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?)

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

I personally have never seen that, but I’m only one person.