Now that you're active on the forums, you'll find that there are people on here that are JUST as helpful.

Once I start as an agent, I will be actively learning the market in general and for my own future purchase of a rental property.

If you are doing this on nights and weekends after you get home from work it amplifies the difficulty of finding a good deal.

These metrics are reflected on a project level as well as performance for to the project sponsor and investors on a pre and post tax basis.Let me know if you have interest or need for such a tool.Best Regards and good luck in your real estate activities.

I am in zero danger of losing the home I own, and am actively working to get ready to buy my first rental as soon as possible. 

If not, I would ask yourself what kind of investor you want to be, (active, passive etc) and where exactly in the Midwest you would want to invest and the people out there you want to start networking with / building a team. 

Btw, in roughly half of my deals I am representing the buyer and my buyers get the properties they want, so I know my representing them is not working against them.Lastly, if you're active on BP and the forums then you very likely know more about REI then most residential real estate agents (who mainly deal with retail clients).

Does a person renting vacation rentals as a property manager in florida required to have a license?  Are they responsible for paying the taxes for the short term rentals.  What if this person is advertising a business...

Start saving, work on the weekends, and stop spending.

I officially started my ground search (not online, walking through the areas) for MF properties this past weekend and found so many buildings with "For Sale By Owner" that are nowhere to be found online.