I'm closing on a property in Knoxville, TN later this month and looking for a recommendation from someone that has SFR's in Knoxville and really likes their Property Manager. 

First of all, if you haven't done this before, I highly recommend partnering with someone with some experience in ground-up spec construction for 3-4 deals before breaking off on your own.

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

What do you guys recommend on things to calculate to know if a house is a good investment?

I would recommend joining Pace's Subto mentorship right away.

Before growing your team, I'd first recommend zeroing in on a target location.

Louis, so if you ever need certain recommendation to help you get started (lenders, agents, contractors) I'd be happy to help.

I highly recommend you checking out Guesty in the meantime as it sounds like your main issue is scheduling cleaners, when really, there's an easy solution for that.Book Rec: "ClockWork - Design Your Business to Run Itself" - by Mike MichalowiczSide note - Matt I'm jealous of you being in Kihei, I was there a few months this past Spring, beautiful place.

Hey @Chris Schneider - besides what everyone else has already mentioned, I also recommend trying out a power-dialer software that will help automate your own cold calling strategies. 

The cool thing is that you decide what to do with that "house-hack money" you get from renting out the spare bedrooms....you can put it into the principal, save it, or invest it somewhere else.To every young person and/or newbie  purchasing property, I ALWAYS recommend to house-hack because this will greatly increase your chances of scaling and buying additional properties.