As such, and given that I'm not from the area, it is critical for my success to establish trustworthy professional relationships with 'locals' that are very familiar with the area.

I am going to get into flipping houses in the Morgantown WV area in hopes to build capital and get into more passive multi family rentals.I have since came to a realization that with what I would like to do, it would be very beneficial to just go ahead and get my real estate agent license.

We have another MLO ready to take his place, but their license hits that 1 year mark in November, is there any way around that?

Buy from seasoned, established sellers, instead of some joker broker daisy chain on Fakebook or Linkedin...

I looked into @Brandon Hall but it seemed that the options provided online were for investors who were more established.

While having an established business as a tenant is generally a good thing, my concern is the fact that it has been around for 20+ years. 

When was the ground rent established?

I am VERY new to the game (just officially licensed yesterday) but I have been reading a lot on BP since I started the RE journey 8-9 months ago.

I am a licensed agent and I specialize in working with investors.

I think leaning more towards Foxridge due to it being a more established neighborhood.