There isn't any money in being an Agent who just helps tenants find apartments so nobody with any skill is going to be offering that service.

You're paying for your agent's connections, their negotiating skills, and their local knowledge and experience.I would start with telling your agent what your investment goals or strategies are, and how they've helped others achieve that goal. 

The deed gets recorded at the county level in NJ. 

You have to change the way think and know you are chasing time freedom.To get time freedom, you use all of your skills and assets, but you don't scale too quickly.

Real Estate in personal name saves taxes at your personal level if planned correctly.This post does not create a CPA-Client relationship.

I just need a coach/mentor who can take my thoughts, ideas and actions to the next level!

If you are interested in investing in the U.S. market I think that there are better options depending on how much capital you have available and what level of involvement you are looking for.

I'm looking to reduce the sound between two levels of a townhome, as I rent them separately, but they were built with standard drywall on the ceiling.

I seek properties that are to some level distressed to rehab into rentals.

I would figure out the market of interest in those states and then on the micro level look at neighborhoods in the market.