A broker can do your shopping and they typically look out for their clients (you) An agent is looking out for his employer (not you) Make sure to read the fine print on your policy.

Sometimes large employers will rent furnished apartments for their employees coming to town on a regular basis.Also, if you believe strongly in the appreciation of the house, how bad would the negative cash flow be if you did long term rental? 

@Renay Reese my employer doesn’t want us to carry but, I do because I work near the airport and people are crazy around here...

As a self-employed 1099 individual, your best route is most likely DSCR.

I brought my friend along and he devised a few strategies to employ with the property.

I tried a few different PMs when I was employed but was never happy with any of them; knew I couldn't do any worse...

Actually more becuase now you are self-employed and have all of those pesky overhead costs. 

Know the strategy that you will employ and the numbers it takes to make a worthwhile return.  

Clean, friendly, activity rich and lots of employment driving growth as far as I found. 

Are employers moving in, is the population growing, is the average household income high, does it have good market fundamentals?