3 months is not a sufficient period to look at, go to tax returns of commissioned sales and self employed as well as with anyone who has fluctuating monthly income for any reason.

Have they explained their secondary exit strategy sufficiently?

Should I take the plunge into paid services or stick with the free stuff to get our feet sufficiently wet?

And the choice is yours!!!

Before you send them out make sure the property mgr sends a notice with the proper lead time so the tenant has no choice but to let them in.

Anyone that tells you they are a mentor or coach within 30 seconds of meeting them probably isn't a good choice.  

It just makes too much sense if you have a choice to go for a 60k listing needing 20k of repairs and possible surprises OR the rehabbed listing for 80k down the street...close, place and automate...done!

GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION: I have received good and valuable consideration in signing The Agreement, and I acknowledge both the receipt and the sufficiency of the consideration. ________ 4.

He had the audacity, while the other agent was showing me the property, to text me and tell me that, "he made the right choice" because he sold his vehicle. 

In all seriousness, I really respect your choice to "follow your dream" at such an early age instead of taking the path of least resistance and going to work for "The Man" right after college.Thus far, your recipe for success has been to work harder, not "smarter", control costs by doing all of your own labor and buying all of your own materials, living frugally, renting them out as you complete them and then, rinse and repeat.Screw working "smarter."