A property manager will take the workload off your shoulder but they likely won't get you a higher rent unless your listing is terrible.  

I would protect myself and cut my losses so I was not looking over my shoulder or getting high blood pressure every time I heard a knock on the door (hoping it is not the FBI showing up to ask you some questions). 

You could, for the purposes of verifying that you are not renting to someone who is potentially dangerous or financially incapable of shouldering the burden of being a roommate, ask them to apply through Zillow so that you can see their background check, that also gives you the opportunity to have others who might be interested in being your roommate as well, apply.

Matt Scott, Incite Venture Capital and his team can be summarized as follows: over priced, non responsive, non professional agreement breaking, chip on their shoulder and otherwise a bad investment.

We own and manage two and one is particularly difficult during the shoulder (slow) seasons.

The combination of all the above puts me shoulders above majority of the investors.

As the above paragraph says they assume you may have UNINTENTIONALLY discriminated, so the burden of proof is largely on your shoulders. 

Switching the utilities into their name without safeguards in place—knowing the tenant might act out—seems like a misstep on their part.While it’s true you’ll ultimately have to cover the cost, it doesn’t feel entirely fair for you to shoulder the consequence of their decision.

It even specifically states (in the fed cares act) "no eviction allowed for non payment" - which clearly proves they know the tenant will not pay you and are forcefully requiring that you shoulder the burden of paying for that tenant to live in your property.

I'm going to be the devil on your shoulder here.