There is also nothing stopping you from exploring aparment rentals as a rental prospect and see what the competition looks like. 

So be sure to check with your prospective insurance provider.

Build a framework for your prospective investor calls to provide a quality experience for each person 

What other investment prospect I need to consider for each city.

Don't think this problem was put in front of you to deter you, infact it'll likely you make you now look at all investments, and even daily tasks, differently and more appropriately. 

He has agreed to facilitate showings for prospective tenants.

The "guy" in charge, was extremely concerned about the PRIVACY of the prospective tenants, wanting to keep as much info away from me as possible.

Trying to make a decision.  Any advice would be helpful. I bought a mixed use property in a very rule town of 3K people. I bought the property for the residential units, but there are a couple small commercial units a...

Zillow can be fun to deal with.Anyway, the fun part of the Exclusive Agency Addendum" in Texas is this:"If Owner sells or leases the Property to an Excluded Prospect, Owner will not be obligatedto pay the fees due to Broker under Paragraph 5A of the Listing, but Owner will pay Broker, at the time the sale closes or the lease begins, a fee equal to"and an excluded prospect is defined in the very next paragraph:"In order for a person to qualify to be an Excluded Prospect under this Addendum, Owner must send Broker written notice identifying the Excluded Prospect by name, address, and phone."

You therefore have to research well on the market before you consider this kind of investment that requires town location without too high prices but attractive earnings at any given time.Cities such as Dallas-Forth Worth, Charlotte, Indianapolis, and Atlanta have varied job prospects and available affordable multifamily properties.