Could just be his way of making sure you don't ditch him as soon as he does the job.

My goal is to continue to acquire more cash flowing rentals to eventually leave my day job and just self manage the rental properties. 

You should take a job for the education and not the money.

I see no value in it for evaluation.Realestate.com has always been a good site for accessing properties, but they do a poor job of evaluation. 

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

Findlay is a real oppotunity beause you’ve got a combination of stable job sources, a decent population size, and often lower acquisition costs compared to bigger metros.About choosing an agent..

I personally recommend checking Columbus OH - lots of job growth, population growth, and major companies moving and developing here.

Hi Devin, Have you ever considered that instead of America needing smaller homes that are more affordable, that America needs more higher paying jobs so that people can live the actual American dream versus having to settle for less and less and less (Has George Carlin pointed out in his classic speech about this). 

-Loganville and Douglasville: Growing communities with job growth.That's my two cents on areas...

You could start by checking out Upwork or Fiverr—those platforms are great for beginners because you can create a profile and bid on jobs.