I am new to the aspects of real estate investing and now that i am unemployed i am devoting much of my time to learning and working towards closing my first deal.

Not too bad for a 3-month project for which we devoted a few part-time hours.If we could do it me and my partner as a part-time project with almost no money, you can do it too :)!

When pursuing property owners, heirs of deceased owners or persons with legal interest(s),  it's called skip tracing.There is an entire industry of people who this for a living as well as subscription-based software devoted to findings people. 

I would even be willing to quit and devote time to someone who is experienced in the field and willing to provide hands on learning.

There are pros in hiring an inexperienced agent in that they will be able to devote a large amount of time to your property (provided they are an agent full time).

I would decide how much time and money you can devote and choose one or two methods and STICK WITH IT.  

I'm mainly interested in buy/hold rentals for cash flow over the long term, as I'm not able to currently devote job-like attention to real estate.  

If so, the rules are a bit more lenient than if you didn't occupy the building - but you still want to make sure you have the time to devote to fixing things, dealing with tenants, etc.  

I'm a devoted agent to my clients and I enjoy working diligently with them.Fell free to drop me a message anytime on here so we can speak more in depth about your investing plans.

Have the license for those wanting a realtor (friends and family mostly) and 80% of my time is devoted to marketing efforts and getting houses under contract to wholesale, buy and hold, or fix and flip.A great recommendation is getting out to your local REI meetings and introduce yourself.Best of luck with everything.