Our lot is fenced in and we cannot see where he lives but close enough to be of concern, but we want to stay in the same town until the kids are finished school.So, my question is this, would it make sense to rent our home (roughly $2300-2500/mo. as per real-estate agent claims), with the stipulation that the garage is used for my business AND buy a home nearby?

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Can anyone suggest and agent or property manager that can help me with this?

Connect with local wholesalers and investor friendly agents and provide your criteria to start receiving deal flow.

IMHO the key is having an agent on the buy side who understands the process and can make some magic happen for you. 

Speaking with the seller's agent, all the tenants are current on rents and pay rents on time.

Even still, it could be said that I've still lost money due to my time on the tools instead of prospecting as a real estate agent (the cost of lost opportunity).If you can truly do 80%-90% of the work yourself (at acceptable quality levels) and you aren't sacrificing your time where you can get better returns for your efforts, then yes, it can work even up here in Canada.

I am an investor and real estate agent in Gulf Shores / Orange Beach and would be glad to help in anyway that I can. 

I could sell the house and pocket ~$360k (after the tremendous agent commissions T_T ).

A smart seller/listing agent will likely require a large EMD to tie you to performing on your offer, so be prepared for that.