He's a licensed Realtor with a flat fee MLS brokerage. 

I learned how to screen tenants.

Market seems flat

It could be alright if I do good tenant screening.

I highly advise you to find a long term tenant (or two) and screen them prior to moving in.

To avoid getting a flat out "no", ask a lot of "what if" questions about their process and what it'll take to get a zoning change or permit approved during initial discussions.   

I use a “flat fee mls” service for my flips, it’s around $2-400 and they put it on the mls for you, so you don’t need a listing agent, just give buyers agent 3% and they do the majority of work.

I recommend that you look for an advisor that charges a flat or hourly fee.

Aside from providing the basics (ie. listing tool to get the property published to 10+ major sites, scheduling tool to schedule viewings, tenant screening with comprehensive applications -- pulled reports from TransUnion, which include nationwide criminal background checks + credit checks + eviction history, digital lease creation tool, rent collection tool, and maintenance tracking tool), some services also offer your tenants additional capabilities which makes it an easier sell on your end when getting them to transition over (ie. their ability to report on-time rent payments to the credit bureaus; this can create an added incentive for making sure they pay that rent on time).

Big screen TV with some kind of streaming service (there's no TV currently in the house)My friend lives in a town where things like grocery stores and Office Max stores (where travelers could print/copy documents) are 10 minutes away maximum.