I've learned that any deviation from the written contract creates the perception that everything's negotiable or just a "guideline".  

Vast majority of customers don't know the difference, don't have the experience/long term relationships and don't have the sophistication to ask the right questions.

Also, I am connected with a lot of sophisticated investors on Linkedin and I don't want to lose their respect because I am starting to post educational content when I have never done any transactions.What do you think?

You really should focus on income verification and use a tool that has sophisticated fraud detection.

Perception is Multi Family cash flows better than single family...not always the case.

It flips the online story quickly.Safety & curb appeal: Better lighting, landscaping, and visible security changes perception immediately.Small, consistent steps like these can move a C-minus to a C+ surprisingly fast.

Area / perception risk.

My perception is that it works very well in some areas and certain styles of properties and not at all for others.I agree with a few of the other comments about trying STR for the first year - with a slight twist.

(Continuum:  A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other, although the extremes are quite distinct.)

So if $36,000 is owed for the remainder of the lease, AND the lease has no provision for allowing for early termination by the tenant, the tenant will owe $36k minus whatever NET rent is collected for the period of contracted tenancy.As per the property manager’s conclusion that they would be owed $1,800 in the case of you taking the property off the market, it sounds probable but no one can know if this is correct without reading the contract between yourself and the property manager.As a side note, many people entering lease agreements aren’t financially or business sophisticated, and probably don’t realize their potential liability.