I am licensed agent but work for an investor doing grounds management.

The loan is with you, not with your tenant, so none of that means anything to them - in fact because you live in one unit and it's under 4, if you were self-managing you don't even have to abide by fair housing laws (at least on the federal level). 

I have a feeling just starting out my home is not going to get much exposure on sites like air bnb or vrbo until I get some good reviews.If anyone has experience in this market I would be intrigued to hear how best to manage my new STR.

Not only do we find the housing market to be a little more manageable, but a lot of people travel there year round. 

I have a bachelors in Construction Managements and run substation electrical jobs for a living while my wife is a stay at home mom with the kids.

I ended up getting around 9 deals under-contract, while constantly being pressured by my manager to get more deals under-contract or he would publicly mock us in front of everybody.

Self managing should be easy, if not then that Realtor can probably help you with the rental side of it. 

I manage around 400 rentals with 14 years of experience and have never been sued once.

My role with this MF company is to manage the design, construction of the GC's and opening of the properties.

It is our hope no one in Blue Metrix is a victim of such an aggressive business tactic while part of their management team faces such a difficult health challenge.