I plan on keeping my day job of owning an architecture firm, but would also love to have multiple streams of revenue.  

Go get em!  

Does anyone know if i can reduce all the time i have to go fix the property ...trying to figure out if its easier to hire a management firm. 

I'd like to firm up on agency financing and am looking for a clear and concise source to learn from.

Not acceptable and requires you to be firm and swift with your response.  

You'll probably want to start at a larger institutional level or bulge bracket firm since they have much better training programs and reputations. 

I recently graduated and am now an analyst at a commercial real estate private equity firm that focuses on value-add investments of $1mm-$20mm in southwest markets.

Typically, from my experience, most lenders will avoid em, but i have a lender who is all set to go. 

It felt to me like you were asking for guidance on EM.

I currently manage a commercial real estate valuation firm with a Certified General Appraiser that has over a dozen years of experience doing real estate appraisals in countless cities, spread across numerous industries.