If you are planning on investing from out of state I would definitely stay away from some of the traditionally tougher areas of the market...

I could go lower in property prices that I search for but those are in areas that most people wouldn't want to live in if they had a choice.

If you are going to invest outside your local area, you really should pick one or two choices and make trips and hook up with some locals in the area.

I know there's a lot of grey areas for real estate agents when it comes to doing non-traditional real estate deals.

Brentwood-Darlington is a distant 3rd choice.

Our plan is for her NOT to become a traditional real estate agent long term, but in order to generate some income to invest she will be playing that role short term.

The reason is lots of investors try all kinds of wacky things to get a deal closed versus the more traditional real estate of buying and selling residential homes in a normal home seller / home buyer capacity. 

Honestly, OP had a choice to either complain about the world, or do something constructive with his time (such as .....do his research and find a better realtor!.)

I did my due diligence and in weighing out my options in my current situation I feel I made the right choice.

I have one, but he focuses on U.S. credit and legislation.Also, if you're buying properties on your own credit with traditional financing, you'll want to explore more flexible options.