@Chantelle LewisRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Not as many ticks, mosquitoes, snakes, spiders or animals in general in Belize versus the creek bottom I grew up in Louisiana. 

Although you cannot sell real estate without a license, you can learn a lot by assisting an agent, shadowing client appointments, etc.

The final rate that was offered to you was 6.5% at a 30 year fix.

The usual way, but not the right way, to try to buy a rental is by finding a property on the MLS, where agents congregate, make an offer and then try to get financing to buy the property.

And real lenders don’t troll for business by texting.

And do they care if I do rent by the room strategies?

I'm surprised by some of the responses here about how people like VRBO more than AirBNB.

New Jersey is town by town with regulations. 

I have used him for over 5 yrs and was actually recommended by a nearby HOA President.