Th just seems like a huge cost for someone like me with only 6 properties, no matter how many features it has.

The metric to measure whether it works or not is the CONVERSION RATE, not whether or not a deal was made.If your conversion rate is 0.03% (like it usually is for DMM), spending more money to get more mailers out does NOT change the effectiveness of that strategy.

Does he want something more on autopilot that is more like 1 hour a week? 

But I also know it might be a risk throwing something like this on him.

They are a great option for situations like the one you described. 

For long term holds I like upward transistional neighborhoods where I can see future forced appreciation while the asset cashflows. 

If you have any tips you'd like to share, please feel free to reach out. 

Sounds like neither you or your agent really know what they are doing. 

Hi there I have primary residence that I would like to access its equity to begin my first RE investment.

During the past few months we had a minor price correction like many other markets due to the high rates.