It is incredibly simple to get and maintain a RE license - the barrier to entry is very, very, very, seriously small. 

I mainly operate around Philadelphia and Bucks County (grew up in Newtown). 

In other words, its almost like "I" need to be the one showing her why a particular deal is good, for the simple reason that she wants to see that "I" know what I'm doing.

I would recommend writing out a scope of work, and draw out a simple drawing showing your "vision".

I would suggest you set up a website also with a nice clean simple landing page to generate leads.Then you can direct your Facebook Ads or Google Adwords campaigns there and it also ads credibility.Twitter and Instagram both have paid marketing tools as well that you can utilize to build an online presence.

Anyway, I wanted to get back on topic.A simple usage of statistics will mislead the individual investor (or if there are a lot of individuals, then the masses of investors).People seemed to use the "Net Migration" number versus "Population Growth".

get an agent to provide this its updated by the minute on the MLS systems.. simple push of the computer buttons.. or keyboard as it were.

Please click on the links, give them a read, and share your thoughts in the comments.First is a post that I feel will help not get overwhelmed with the amount of info that is here on BP:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52761-the-simple-guide-to-getting-started-on-bp The second is a post that will help get you focused with your real estate investing goals:https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5868/52743-im-new-to-bp-any-advice-would-be-appriciatedThe last one is a post that will help you choose an “investor friendly” real estate agent.

Do you think I should get an agent to do this or a simple purchase agreement contract will do (I will have my attorney look at it). 

The 2012 incident is of course the most important to look at carefully.You also need to know how police operate in your area if you ever intend to be a landlord in C-class neighborhoods.