Or do you use another tool to search for properties? 

I've been informed that completing the course alone may not be sufficient to pass the exam, so I’m seeking advice on how to prepare effectively once I complete it.Currently, my only other resources include a YouTube video, five practice exams, and a textbook.If you have any additional suggestions—whether online or in-person, paid or free—that could help me effectively prepare for the exam, I would greatly appreciate them.

Be sure to check out the free tools BP provides to help analyze deals you may have and also market insights.

If you control how they perform tasks, set their hours, or provide tools, they should likely be a W-2 employee, requiring you to withhold taxes and comply with payroll regulations.

Does anyone have a recommendation of a national collection agency that is effective?

I have a included a link to a PM locator tool ready to go with recommendations in your preferred area.

You can use tools like spreadsheets or time-tracking apps for convenience.

While I did not work with other agents or lenders for this particular deal, my professional experience ensured a smooth transaction and effective project management.

I've consistently written about the forces of nature and her current and future effects on the real estate market (even while often being ridiculed and politicized on this very site for it) regardless: I personally moved and invested in coastal Oregon in 2018 from Venice Beach Los Angeles partly as a result of the trajectory of climate and have assisted several clients that specifically purchased on the Oregon Coast for their own 'climate havens,' investment and future retirement homes. 

Not sure if that is still legal or even translates in today's world of everything online but seemed like a good screening tool to me at the time.