Our product is measured in the amount of time we spend, thinking, researching, interacting with a client, etc.

I know you've been here at $1,150 a month and I enjoy the interactions we get to have so I want to propose the following options as potential wins for you.  

Does anyone have advice regarding how brokerages interact with sales associates who are focused on their investing business?

I also understand that at a basic level it's the interaction between the real estate purchase market and rental market supply and demand curves which drive attributes like price to rent ratios in a given area.My question is, how do those two related supply/demand curves interact at a fundamental level and what are the common characteristics or reasons a market maintains a good price to rent ratio?

Make sure that when you receive these deals, interact with the wholesaler and provide feedback.

McDonald's is heavily reliant on systems and processes, and even so, your experience (and Yelp reviews) of each one can be vastly different because it matters who the person is you're interacting with in front of you.

Without representing you, those of us with Texas licenses can't really offer specifics on how to interact with the appraiser in this scenario.Best of luck!

Here are just few tips that will help you connect with people in your area and other people that match your interests.1) Set up keywords for your area and interests so that you're notified when they're used and then start interacting.2) Read through The Ultimate Beginner's Guide3) Go through applicable blogs and podcasts as there are a lot of great resourcesGod bless! 

I use OPD's interactive crime map and I follow a few local facebook crimewatch groups.

I have found that creating a social media presence and then following & interacting with investors, flippers, lenders, attorneys, agents, etc. in your market has an infinite ROI especially for beginners.