I wouldn’t call eleven months conservative automatically. It covers vacancy, but not necessarily the cost of finding a new tenant, cleaning, repainting, replacing damaged furnishings or accepting a lower rent to fill the property quickly. I’d run a second case with ten months at a reduced...
I wouldn’t automatically favour the most comprehensive package. Photography and coordination have value, but they do not prove the agent can find the right buyer or negotiate well. Ask for recent genuinely comparable country-home sales and how each was marketed.
Also clarify how competing...