Be patient and kind, sincere, fair, real - and you will attract people who will want to work with you, to help you get some deals. 

however, a patient house hacker is one of the more likely strategies to work. 

Anyway, thanks for the note  I hear you on reducing stress, not sure of your age, but I won't 'go there' on the stress and quality of life side of things....I'm more patient than I used to be for sure.As far as what could be next - sounds incredibly non sensical and irresponsible - yet, move it all including yourself to a Colorado ski town.

Be patient.

Carefully, patiently, thoroughly select your tenants...and your property manager.   

They are patient and able to talk me through any plans of repairs or maintenance.

Thanks in advance for patiently answering my question.PS: I don't have a CPA, and I'm in the process of getting one, but I wanted to get a frame of reference so I can roughly compare notes with anything my future CPA would propose.

I’m seriously considering hiring a different agent and would appreciate your opinions/personal experience on whether I should be looking for another agent or be patient.

It taught me to be more patient but also to stand my ground when dealing with tenants who try to get over.

., a cafe where patients can digest bad news - not a medical service provider or medical support provider, but ancillary nonetheless.