Also, both tenants pay online now, rather than driving 30 miles into the previous management company location.

I'm sure my dad will cringe when I share with him my goal - all of his properties are within a 10-15 minute drive from his residence.  

It's very "pocket-y" here as you know so go out and drive around.

The agents in my office are small minded and do not understand investing: if you want to succeed, surround yourself with people who think big and act upon their aspirations.

Let me tell you the other side of the coin, to all the new Realtors, when they head the word investor, is that you are going to visit 50 homes, and this is going to take you at least one week or more of all your afternoons, all this homes are worth 60K located probably 2 hours drive.

Driving around I came across a few properties with online auction signs not active on the MLS. 

Many of which need houses in surrounding counties.

I did pretty well with multifamily homes within 10 mins drive to the beach.

Regarding the driving with an agent.

One thing I would advise is renting a car and spending your last day driving back through the area for a second glance and driving up and down several streets.