Would be great if you could cite a source for that. 

Have anyone utilized these particular sources and if so what was your experience like?

Hi Ryan, I know it's scary and exciting to be starting out, but there are many sources of local help that you can draw on. 

The storage rebellion is a good source.

Single-family home sales fell 20.2 percent year-over-year, with 6,671 units sold, marking the second straight month of declines fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic;The Days on Market (DOM) figure for single-family homes grew from 54 to 58 days;Total property sales dropped 20.7 percent, with 7,917 units sold;Total dollar volume dove 25.9 percent to $2.23 billion;The single-family home average price fell 7.4 percent to $298,199, the first decline since January 2018;The single-family home median price was statistically flat at $249,000;Single-family homes months of inventory was at a 3.5-months supply, down from 4.1 months last May and below the national inventory level of 4.1 months;Townhome/condominium sales dropped 36.0 percent, with the average price down 2.3 percent to $206,146 and the median price up 2.9 percent to $175,000;Single-family home rentals jumped 11.9 percent with the average rent down 2.8 percent to $1,822;Volume of townhome/condominium leases fell 4.6 percent with the average rent down 4.6 percent to $1,586.Source: HAR

They have the perspective of the investor in mind and not just see the owner as a source of income and how many ways they can create revenue from them.   

I plan to move out of this city in the next 2-3 years, so I don't want to be stuck with a property that I will lose money on by selling in a short period of time and would like a source of passive income, so I am hoping for it to be profitable as a rental property in the future. 

I googled the source and it was an online scam.  

I agree and one source I use is called GetAbstract.

I purchased my first property because I wanted to create another source of income  other than my W2.