Start by exploring books, YouTube channels, market research, and analyzing trends in neighborhoods.

The Mortgage Securities market is what collapsed the economy.

I didn't follow the impacts on the housing market though.Great website. 

I am right down the way, located in College Station / Bryan market.

They make their money off of real estate agents, but real estate agents are the worst people to make money off because they are highly unreliable and in and out of the business when the market changes.Their target should be the consumer with higher levels that they can subscribe too for data, since Zillow is linked to the MLS now which makes their data somewhere more reliable.

the guy said they have been in the market for 6 years..Hello Mr.

You'll likely want someone that can handle A to Z with marketing, pricing, cleaning, maintanence, decor, websites, reviews etc.

Study the market.

We have 17 properties and the long term we do on ACH, but frankly, ACH set up at our bank is so cumbersome that I stopped using it for the mid-term market.  

Funny, my state looks at all of the states taking property rights away from owners and then passes laws that do the exact opposite- it's a great marketing strategy.