I am looking for a new property manager. One of the candidates has asked me to sign a power of attorney giving him permission to make Realestate transactions. Is this normal? thanks in advance!

Background
     - Location: Bay Area Peninsula
     - House Price: ~$1M, Mortgage $700k
     - Rent with similar square footage:  $4000/month
Running the number, it looks like it marginally break-even.

But I re...

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