I'm in Orlando and a full time Realtor and serve on the board of CFRI, the local chapter of the National REIA.

Me and another agent in the area talked about starting one but it just never happened.

Hey Michelle, I am an agent and investor in the philadelphia area.

Local investor/agent here!

Most reach out to me,  because they have seen 100k properties on Zillow and are looking for an "investor-friendly" agent to help them buy it.

You picked the wrong kind of property to start in as a 3/3.1 townhouse is not ideal for room hacking and is more residential in nature which is why you should sell it and take the proceeds and deposit money and look for a two-family where you and your brother can live in one side and you can full rent the other side - maybe even as a mid-term rental to 2x the rent.

You can't charge a tenant the full cost of replacing carpet if the carpet was already eight years old and had a life expectancy of ten years.

What's the best service for running credit that will also show prior evictions? 

She no longer needs to use the full house and could use some income.

I'm at a full understanding that best practice with hotels is to separate the property from the business by establishing a separate operating LLC (Operator).