@Todd Fithian my girlfriend found her job through a recruiter actually.

There areally several national brokerages known for recruiting as many new agents as they can (high turnover rates) so your cousin should shop around and consider the office environment e.g. personalities, level of support for new agents, expectations, before committing.

And don't recruit agents on forums please. :)

Promise I am am not a military recruiter I just think that anyone who has a degree and no job yet desires a job should definitely consider joining.

The big companies in the area recruit from FIT heavily.Melbourne was also named #1 place to live near this beach this year. https://www.floridatoday.com/s...

The way to learn about eXp is though eXp agents, recruiting is accomplished here by agents showing the model. 

I'm technically self-employed as I own and operate a Tech Recruitment business.

Was also looking at eXp, but every time I talk to someone they really push the recruitment part and it gives me the MLM feel.

Regardless of what your recruiter told you, the private sector is not going to be throwing job offers at you just because your DD-214 says "honorable discharge," excluding minimum wage jobs that you probably don't want to do anyways.My suggestion would be to go ahead and get that steady civilian sector income established first, or that small business that you mentioned, either way.

The overall character of the area is definitely a large factor as it will determine the type of tenants living there/demographics: Yoga/Orange Theory studios, Whole Foods, Starbucks, micro breweries, wine and cheese shops, public parks, bike paths, green spaces, public transportation, good schools, nice restaurants, cranes/new construction, low crime rate, high prices all indicate a Class A area whereas boarded up buildings, lots of Payday lenders/check cashing stores, dollar stores, fast food, liquor stores, homeless shelters, army recruiting centers, addiction recovery centers, industrial areas, dumps, shoes hanging from power lines, junked cars lining the streets, high crime, blight, abandoned buildings, urban decay, burnt out buildings, low prices, low rent, etc. would indicate a Class D area.It's really pretty subjective though, I'm not sure there are universally accepted definitions but rather just people's opinions.