That said, here is how I would proceed...For some background, I used to run an STR management company in SATX and we peaked at about 35 properties under management. 

That could be your PM company if you plan to hire one. 

I have a few companies I work with to lease units for their workers and I don't want to charge them fees - and I certainly don't want to auto email them anything.  

if anything then I would set a flat fee to pay them for their service and then if you do find a property that offers buyers agents money, in which almost all I have seen still do...then I would have the title company back out the amount you decided on and the agent gets the remainder of the amount of commission that's left over. 

I'm from Louisville KY and traveled to Bloomington for a Big Box company as a trainer.

I work for a flooring company as a designer and meet contractors and people who flip homes regularly so it has me flirting with the idea of doing it myself.My question is, how did you get your spouse to be on board with real estate investing?

Plus, there's huge appreciation potential here since there's so many companies moving/developing here (Intel headquarters, Amazon, FB, Google, Nationwide, and recently Anduril).

That style of learning and introduction to true industry catches my attention as having someone in the space that understands the space to bounce things off of and learn from seems to be the ideal way.I have through a handful of the webinars and follow up calls with different companies and they all basically pitch similar ideas and strategies.

Gas company couldn't schedule to turn in gas till 5/6!!!

Does anyone hear have any experience with either of these companies?