@Chris Blackburn, while I can't speak to this specifically, there are a few red flags I see in your post.1: A Realtor has to be a member of the national association of realtors, an industry trade group primarily focused on your typical home buyer.  

Also, post industry articles.

Would connecting him with a mentor or having him shadow someone in the industry be too soon?

I am specifically looking at a 1985 Connor Industries home.

Each one of the above examples are very different businesses and take different types of leaders.

Hi Guys hope your having a wonderful day im looking to Work for someone willing to teach i know alot already but You tube dont mean Squat i need hands on Experience with someone with Wisdom in this industry that can help me get my feet wet in a controlled environment and i think working for people that are already doing big things in real estate will help more than just going on your own Iron sharpens iron.

People were chasing industrial workers on the LNG projects in 2020 and paying outrageous rates for rental housing. 

Facebook starting Libra is huge for the industry.  

At the end of the day, 5% of $80 is more than 2.5% of $100 and the fee models used in the industry will sometimes lead the listing agent's to go from being the seller's advocate to the buyers.

Sometimes these types of deals require that you purchase a software to help search for lots,so we'll see.Most of the time,established people in industry are not going to come online and scam people,why would they ruin their own business in the offline arena?