Specifically, use the lessons from this experience to beef up your lease and tenant screening and management procedures—this will ensure future tenants are reliable, and that you have maximum leverage in the rare instances when a tenant doesn’t pay.

If not could you recommend which markets might be a good opportunity for people living outside  of that state and have full time working job (hence difficult to manage the property closely)

Effective property management is crucial for landlords seeking to maximize their rental income and maintain satisfied tenants.

You would have to substantially do everything for the short-term rental business including self managing the STR.

The easiest entre would be as a residential real estate salesperson working for a brokerage or a residential property manager working for an apartment complex.  

Who owns, flips, is a property manager or realtor in Marietta, GA?

I would highly recommend reaching out to a property management company to help with the leasing.

I told the sales manager my frustration and he said he would give me my deposit back.

(and I imagine to be explicit about management fee where appropriate?).

As our firm grows and the volume of loans remains very high, I wanted to ask those who manage small-midsize brokerages questions on how to scale to the next level.