Your best bet is to ask for referrals from professionals in the space: realtors, other investors, this forum, FB groups, etc.

Tracking hours would be kind of a pain as we tend to do a lot of partial-hour type of work like a quick phone convo or texting back and forth with a buyer client, researching properties, talking to listing agents and lenders, scheduling showings, previewing properties, travel time, etc.

Network and find a referral from other investors.  

BiggerPockets and Facebook groups can also be great for networking.Feel free to reach out if you’d like help connecting with agents or investors in Illinois or Wisconsin (Have some amazing referral partners)—I’d be happy to lend a hand or share resources to get you started.

They were referrals and the business started to grow simply because I had a competent team that was responsive and looked out for the owners' best interests.

I've got a PMC referral if/when you're ready.

In addition to offering "cash for keys" assure them that they can use you as a referral on their next tenant application, or offer them a short term-2 month lease.

I have some YouTube videos that may help with some of your questions and always happy to have a call to dive a little deeper. 1. which development(s) tends to be the best for ROI/have the best occupancy rates? 

I tend to ask the same questions multiple times over a period of time to see if I get consistent answers.

As agents we tend to feel the pulse of the market shifting before the data hits the newsstands.