If you place good tenants in good homes, this drama should be minimal, but if you hold on to rental properties long enough... there's always a speed bump somewhere up ahead.

I don’t want to be in their way and I’m comfortable enough to be told 99% of it and be up to speed immediately.  

I learn the fastest by going with my gut and got my license to be able to evaluate deals faster, and build my own portfolio. 

I am looking for the fastest and economically savviest way to make my first real estate investment a successful and profitable one.

This will speed up your learning curve, greatly reducing your risk and if/when you land those first few deals you will likely be able to partner with them which would almost ensure your success initially.

But I'd be willing to lose $300 to speed things along as you did.

If you don't have management in place, get up to speed right away on Nevada Landlord Tenant Laws (note there are requirements for point of contact being within a certain distance of the property).  

You don't go there for a reasonable balance of reliability, speed, communication, and rate, you go there for ONLY rate, rate maxed out at the expense of all the rest, and ONLY for A+++++ paper clients who aren't in a rush.

Each job must stand on its own and the value (price vs. quality vs. speed vs....) must be determined to make sure your goals and expectations are met.

https://www.statesman.com/news/20190418/austin-region-fastest-growing-large-metro-in-nation-8-years-running-data-shows  Its job creation that is always the driver...