While I currently live outside Portland, OR, I plan to begin investing in Tennessee. I am interested in getting feedback about Chattanooga vs Knoxville. 

Effectively good egg is simply a P.O. box that takes a Commission out of your hard earned/saved money, in return, for purportedly providing due diligence to vet the potential projects and sponsors, on your behalf.

Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.

When you have multiple responsible adults sharing a house, if one "bad egg" slips in then you have the others renters to kick them out or report them.

When you have multiple responsible adults sharing a house, if one "bad egg" slips in then you have the others renters to kick them out or report them. 

A property manager may be a hard egg to crack but once cracked (built trust or relationship), they can open many doors since they can be your advocate and have access to many homes.this is the case with apartment complexes.   

The high tax eats away a lot at the cash flow.

Avoiding accessive PM fees (personally I recommend most people self-manage)These will eat away at your ROI.

Do not watch while eating!

Perhaps shadow a top producer in your office, After that stability and you have a nest egg.