For all properties, I am thinking of getting one insurance agency help find the landlord insurance company for all properties.

do some odd jobs--plenty of contractors are looking for help...start a lawn care business (extremely popular right now), work for a company that's involved with real estate such as a property manager, title company or hard money company (F-Street is often hiring) or a real estate investment company? 

This will be a metric to watch as the year continues as one of the indicators for buyer competition.

Also, will I continue to get the W-2 Tax benefits using the STR loophole if I move these properties into an LLC?

I think prices will continue to increase, but at a more steady single digit per year increase... not any sort of rate at what we saw during the pandemic where prices doubled over the course of 2 years.  

@Bunmi JooRecommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

Looking to connect with Property Management Companies that service properties in Columbus, Ohio and/or central Ohio areas. 

My broker's property management company is local to the area and very familiar and comfortable with this product type if you want hands off management.

The website is landequities.com and the company is Land Equities Inc.

Your reminder about setting clear targets and continuously refining my plan is spot-on.