I would try to find an agent with investor experience and, ideally, a focus on investment properties. 

Our underwriting focuses primarily on the property's return on investment and/or cash flow, rather than personal financial details.

Regarding the condo/townhome situation in Fort Myers vs Bonita Springs, I would say the more important things to focus on would be the association fees charged, what is included in those, and the rental restrictions of the association.

Several factors indicate the company is not that concerned about efficiency or ease of customer process: the website, a process that seemed to focus on one issue at a time instead of all issues at once, and consistently poor communications and lack of common sense from the loan analyst we were assigned.It started off very well with the initial point of contact, Austin Lornson, who did a fine job of explaining the general refinancing process, responding quickly and thoroughly to our questions.

He is an investor focused realtor and investor himself.

Unfortunately, some PM companies do tend to focus on bigger portfolios, leaving smaller investors feeling overlooked.

It may make the most sense to focus on home 1 and then leverage the funds from that sale to complete house number 2 and purchase more projects. 

Just wanted to introduce myself.My name is Ariel, I am 32 years old (this Thursday), and I am making my first steps as a real estate investor.As I live abroad, most if not all of my work would be remote, and right now I am focusing on Jacksonville, FL.My main goal for this year is to fix and flip  at least 2 SF's properties, and for the next few years to increase this number, maybe do some MF, and possibly to also BRRR when I raise enough of my own capital.At the moment, my biggest challenge is the fact that I am remote, so I could use some help from a local realtor or management company.It's so amazing to know this community  exists, and I am thrilled to actually take part in it

I love that you're focused on a niche that isn't talked about too much.

But this is why I've been telling you to focus on the cost vs return - imagine someone wanted to give you $13K (lottery, gift, whatever), but you had to buy a $1000 plane ticket to go pick it up.