North Carolina, particularly in cities like Charlotte and Raleigh, attracts young professionals with a growing tech sector; condos or townhouses might offer lower maintenance costs here.

You will learn in one year by networking with these professionals than you will working by yourself for ten years. 

Hire a VA - these can be found in STR & RE Facebook groups 2.

I have a meetup in Niceville each month, @Arianne L. has a meetup in FWB each month, and @Matt Robinson has a REIA called the Professional Investor's Guild that meets monthly on Okaloosa Island.   

If you can't and have to hire a PM, I recommend you get some kind of "guarantee" from them that they will replace the tenant for free under certain conditions.

Maybe charge $100/$50 for second violation in safety/non-safety respectively.As for collections, unfortunately we are now dealing with a delinquent owner (since Nov, not paying dues) and have had to hire a lawyer. 

From time to time, I need to hire an outside agent to help fill some of the turn overs. 

I am a tech professional, but I also own a small Home Improvement company with my father who has been in the industry for 20ish years.

All in all, I have found travel medical professionals (not just nurses - think x-ray technicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, etc) to be great guests who cause no issues and always pay on time and often extend their contracts and thus, their leases.

Just make sure you hire a qualified and competent contractor as glazing jobs can look bad if not done right.