To say, they will want to see a person who lends the upmost confidence as a proficient operator. 

Often, these companies tend to be more strategic with their property management, as they understand the correlation between competitive leasing pricing and the bottom line.By aligning yourself with a property management team in Columbus that demonstrates proficiency in optimizing rents and leasing strategies, you're more likely to experience a positive impact on your investment's performance.

FYI; the CSLB  defines a contractor as 1 who is proficient at writing a contract to execute the work "designed by others" Think about that for a minute, the only way to bid work accurately is from blue prints.

Does anyone know a knowledgeable real estate agent in that area or could give me some advice on questions I should ask agents to find out if they are proficient in understanding real estate investing?

I'd recommend getting proficient at value-selling over being known as the "discount broker".

There are a lot of repetitive tasks in this business, and many are vital not to miss, so having a system that continually reminds you of the next steps to take automatically is a life-saver with not having to keep track manually.Also, if you are not proficient at Excel, make that a priority!  

So your moves and actions will be sloppier with less control.It's actually worse to have a gun and not be proficient with it.People can say what they want but until you have real experience and not theory for surviving an attack you don't have a basis to stand on.It's amazing people will not make a monetary investment or time investment in their lives but if you are not on this planet anymore then all these other things you are putting time into will not matter.I have just seen so many people over decades that could have been saved if they just spent some time to invest in themselves.It's not all combat.

Nonetheless, you NEED to become proficient at summarizing your income/expense history.

Adaptability in Uncertain Times:Discover the priceless wisdom and proficiency of a property manager as they lead property owners through the intricacies of market unpredictability.

I have recently begun a real estate agent practice in addition to my other work, but the focus there is strictly on providing the best commission rebate possible to homebuyers and investors who are quite proficient in finding their next property.I have a deep background in real estate capital markets as well.