Let him absorb more and he will keep narrowing down his path. 

Do right by them and word spreads, momentum is built and eventually you are raising money from PE firms, family offices etc. if you care to grow beyond your personal network's means. 

As Thomas mentioned - narrow down your area, buying criteria, understand the numbers and how to evaluate a deal, and build your network.

There's been a massive revitalization effort that started downtown and has spread throughout the city via the Strategic Neighborhood Fund (SNF). 

Can you narrow the scope?

Start with locations I'm most familiar with - Spend some time on Youtube learning about the different areas, and seeing which ones I'd be comfortable living in- When narrowed down, rent an Airbnb and try to spend a week in each place- From there, start talking to some property managers and networking in the area to find opportunitiesI grew up around the metro Detroit area, so that would be a good starting point for the research, expanding out to nearby spots in the midwest like Ohio.

Start by narrowing down a market, researching local teams, and setting clear investment goals.

I'd agree with mortgage news daily - the "average mortgage rate" generally tracks very very closely with the 10-year treasury yield (+ a somewhat steady spread) - google and yahoo finance on that are pretty handy

What was your geographical spread?

Try to narrow down your options to the top 3-4.