@Tim Ivory you haven't provided enough information to answer your question.For instance what type of investing were you engaged in? 

A good real estate agent will: Keeps up with local and regional market activity and industry newsResearches active, pending, and sold listings and reviews the daily MLS Hot Sheet or Activity ReportCompletes, submits, and files paperwork, such as real estate documents, agreements, and records with the proper state agenciesPlans and coordinates appointments, open houses, showings, and meetings with clients and other real estate agentsDevelops marketing plans for listings and creates fliers, newsletters, and other promotional collateralResponds to incoming emails and phone callsUpdate websites, social media profiles, and blogs

He actually just responded so he is engaged. 

Some of my closest friends in my social sphere have finally came around after seeing the returns our team is making for REI.

I handle some of Paul Thompson's social media, so I'm prejudice, but I like his podcast: https://player.fm/series/ready-investor-oneAlso, www.affordanything.com for FIRE wisdom, including real estate

Besure to get social security numbers and exact names.

Without "ring", we run to the front and we have to engage in a conversation, like "no, we not interested right now", and sometimes it takes 5 minutes to got rid of them.

We call it the Nomad investing strategy since you're moving from house to house as you acquire each property.Some of the benefits:Lower down payment required (0% VA/USDA and some local credit unions, 3% conventional, 3.5% FHA, 5% conventional) for owner-occupant loans means you can easily buy 4 properties with 5% down for the same down payment you'd need for a single 20% down payment non-owner-occupant purchase.Better interest rate for owner-occupant (often even when you take into account PMI) which means better cash flowNo hard limit (beyond qualifying) on the number of 30 year fixed-rate financing loans you can get where if you do 20% you are usually limited to 10 total loans per social security number (you and your spouse if you did them solo could do 10 each)Of course, the 300 pound gorilla in the room (and no...

this is truly a social experiment .. the logic behind 2X rent is totally flawed.. you need that to have a livable situation.. although I will say when rents get to 2k  2X is a little easier to manage other than say rents at 1k if those still exist ..

Social standards may be nearly non existent meaning you will need to closely manage.