I don’t see this as an additional stream of income though.

I think you need to incorporate as many strategies as possible and constantly evolve with the market.

During COVID, Real Estate has remained a constant - people will always need a place to lay their head/calculator/laptop computer.

I really do like the realtor and their personality fits mine well, but I feel like I am constantly having to push them for help.

River, stream, close to town, etc. 

I am also constantly listening to the bigger pockets podcast for additional information. 

But some tenants never have an issue and the place stays in perfect shape, others constantly want things fixed.

But I've learned the benefits are certainly much greater with a national/global referral network, opportunities to work with other agents and even trade investment deals with that network, now I can learn the commercial side, the ability to build a local team without a broker's license, revenue share is an interesting income stream where you succeed when you help the organiation you build succeed, the ability to earn your cap back as a top producer, etc. 

I'm sure this will vary market to market but there are plenty of very active groups here in Baltimore where deals constantly swap hands. 

I'm using Prop Stream for my Data base.