The property still needs lots of maintenance and has been quite tiring to manage (tenants very needy/house having issues frequently) and I'm ready to sell. 

I want to invest in rentals locally but before I do that I want to have a network of people I can call on since I am frequently out of town for work.

There are vast swings depending on the price-point and target audience that is most likely to frequent your STR.In general I see locations in the "hot spots" of the urban core leading to one norm in terms of occupancy trends and those near lifestyle locations and hospitals leading to a very different set of norms.  

There seem to be 50 "wholesalers" or investors per owner, so we get hit up all too frequently with texts, post cards, phone calls, etc and it gets frustrating.While you may have great intentions, you are immediately being bundled in with a group of people that don't do their job well and often unprofessionally, so you are guilty by association.I am also curious as to what your goals are with these calls.  

In David Greene's BRRRR book, he suggested that it is better to wait and save up for a BRRRR as opposed to the speedier route and just doing a conventional loan on a SFH.Would you guys advise on saving up 100k on a BRRRR with a chance to repeat and get the reps of REI much more frequently, or use 50k on a SFH because it's less complicated and can be a good intro into REI?

My tenant just informed me that it continues to happen, but not as frequently. 

@Tommy Mckeown as an agent, I believe he was trying to convey the message that FHA offers will not be nearly as competitve nor frequently accepted, compared to strong conventional or cash offers.

But the reason for the importance of this factor is now clear: the presence of frequent and substantial sales is highly relevant to each of the principal statutory inquiries listed above.

Bigger banks are frequently less flexible.Every bank is different, however, and I tend to find I have better luck with the smaller banks.

I’m a runner, and I frequent this area now I’ve bought a house recently and my route runs nearby that old listing.