I'm also in Mooresville, but we service all of Mecklenburg and Iredell counties.. would love to meet up. 

STR guests expect a certain level of hospitality and service.

Owners and/or property managers can neglect a property by deferring maintenance, not spending enough money on advertising, poor customer service, and not spending the capital necessary to keep interiors up to date with the market.

Hopefully the agent who does this is aware that he is violating the terms of service with their MLS by agreeing to this arrangement.

Make sure it explicitly explains the process for termination if you are unhappy with their services, but especially if they violate the terms of your agreement.3.

You should always include PM in your analysis even if you plan to self manage.  

For the most part unless your agent does analysis (which you would have to double check anyway) or has access to off market properties (which you may not be comfortable with anyway) buyer's agents don't vary that wildly. 

The same analysis could be made between selling and investing in a non-1031 compliant vehicle.   

Good Day,Okay, enough of the "Analysis Paralysis" ; I need to move forward out of my comfort zone.

This isn't in their wheelhouse so they don't have a service like the laws specify.