attending school or some sort of training institute is considered "employment" so long as your job is in the relevant field and you've past the probation period.    

Networking and communication skill are key to success in any field you are working.

We have a lot here from small time landlords to people selling a field or their parents old house. 

I still have a mortgage, I am still concerned about having enough money for retirement, medical issues still cost more than insurance covers and steals time as well as having prevented children.

That strategy is in the buy and hold field and it's particularly in multi family homes. 

Branson was the first to effectively apply entertainment to various industries, most recently airlines.If you aim to become successful via creative means, competition is irrelevant because you’re creating a new playing field.

If that's the field you know, I would stick to it and not branch out in a completely different direction. 

I've done them before for certain job fields with a few months history.

If you are finding that your list doesn't contain the fields you need to cleanse it properly, you'll have to do as @Taurice Cooper recommended and go back to the county website, look up the property by parcel number, and pull the extra fields you'll need.Luckily, you can automate this work with a tool called imacros (I have no affiliation). 

Besides what Ed said your agent should be a consultant in a wide variety of fields.