I worked with an agent who was okay but I became an agent myself because I became so interested in the industry and want to help other people build wealth and become investors themselves.

I am out of state and the only way that I feel that I can get people to walk through the properties are if I find them on market and have Shawna write up the offers. 

We are seeing people move from higher cost of living areas like Raleigh, Durham, chapel hill, and even Greensboro.   

Your biggest resource will be from people.

And the best part is that I haven't had any missed rents because people weren't able to apply. 

The easiest solution to combine your two Stessa accounts would be for you to add the email address you have associated with BiggerPockets as a collaborator to your already active Stessa account.Then log in with your BiggerPockets credentials (as that collaborator) and it should upgrade your Stessa account.Here are some easy steps to follow: https://support.stessa.com/en/articles/2105533-the-power-of-portfolio-collaboratorsIf this does not work, please message [email protected] and we can work with Stessa directly to get you set up.

Some people need 2% above the borrowing cost (8% cost of hELOC you gotta then make 10% + etc) and others will want to double their cost of capital or 200% so it depends.Everyone's going to give you their anecdotal experience or what their preferences are so its good to hear it all and determine your own.

What would people recommend I pursue, commercial or residential broker? 

But keep in mind, the top of their list is going to be people that they’ve worked with in the past and probably closed deals with.

Also, not sure what relationship you have established with your property manager but typically people hire managers to take care of this part and be tenant-facing.