@Ethan Lieber, to expand on what @Irina Belkofer mentioned, managing a single property can be very time consuming. 

Houston Real Estate Highlights in August(* asterisk denotes that the “Harvey effect” has been removed): Single-family home sales rose 7.6 percent year-over-year, with 5,844 units sold*;Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes declined slightly to 49 days;Total property sales jumped 36.8 percent, with 9,978 units sold;Total dollar volume increased 40.1 percent to $2.86 billion;The single-family home median price rose 3.0 percent to $236,870, reaching an August high;The single-family home average price also achieved an August record, rising 1.9 percent to $300,670;Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 4.1-months supply, down from 4.3 months last August and equal to the national level;Townhome/condominium sales rose 12.3 percent year-over-year, with 457 units sold in 2018 compared to 407 one year earlier*;Leases of single-family homes rose 7.6 percent with the average rent up 3.4 percent to $1,926*;Volume of townhome/condominium leases fell 8.6 percent with the average rent up 5.5 percent to $1,639*HAR https://www.har.com/content/newsroom?

I'm actively learning about the market in preparation to purchase some single family rentals over the coming years...if you have questions about any specific areas in Dallas-Fort Worth, I am reasonably familiar with most so let me know!

I'm a single mom, working a full time job and side hustling as a photographer (real estate and portraits) and I'm really motivated but I don't have time or money to get steered in the wrong direction.

While there’s nothing inherently wrong with this, there is something to be said for shaking things up every once in a while.

They manage both Single and Multi for me. 

Our preference would be not to sign anything tethering us to a single agent, but have it be an open secret with realtors in the area that the house is available-Any insights appreciated!

However, if you can find a single tenant with good income and background I would go that route. 

@Calus GlispieA single $1 is point blank disrespectful.

That's a lot of questions for a single post, @Andrew Caldieraro, but here goes with at least a couple of answers/suggestions.