One that is dependable, shows up when they say they will, don't need constant supervision, doesn't require me to tell them every little thing to do, but does what they see needs to be done.What gets your attention?

That is one of the reasons I have chose to blog about my 1st Flip, so I don't have to constantly think of a topic to cover as I should have several months of educational (hopefully, through my trials and tribulations) content happening throughout the process.  

Then you can decide if you want to go out on your own or be an associate broker at a firm.It's not unreasonable for a full time broker/agent in residential who applies themselves and constantly learns to make 75,000 to 100k plus a year.I only do commercial real estate as a principal broker about 14 years in the business.

I, previously, worked as a loan originator and constantly talked to people who could not qualify because of high car payments.

Typically a 300 unit property would need a maintenance supervisor at least one assistant maintenance I make ready tech and a groundskeeper.if the property has a large number of work orders coming in constantly you'll definitely need another assistant maintenance.

Sadly, though, your ability to do this practically as a newbie in a far away out of state market is greatly diminished, which is why I constantly advise against it. 

you will have constant repairs. and the property is pretty illiquid if the market shifts, or you need out for some reason.

It's taken much longer than I had anticipated with constant follow up and management of my property manager to get up to my standards in better occupancy, rents, maintenance, and overall management.

It took me 2 years of constant focus/planning to feel confident enough to make the jump into investing and even then I wasn't very confident.

Constant source of good info on BP.