Pay him and use him or don't in the future, but if you don't get multiple quotes, you only have one dollar figure to make the decision.Like @Linda Weygant said, you're paying for the skill, not necessarily the time. 

He has experience In running a business which is what he’s doing now and I’m a skilled tradesman.

I typically underwrite deals in the $10-$60 million range which has improved my Argus skill IMMENSELY.

I have online experience and was hoping to figure out a way to leverage that skill to decrease the time to a regular income.

He runs a family business and I’m a skilled tradesman and we each have 1 rental property at the moment.

What's your skill set that could assist them? 

I think networking skills will be very big for a newbie. 

They also usually have great project management skills.

Sounds like you have good work ethic and probably a decent skill set, find creative ways to build capital on the side.

I am starting to run numbers on potential properties to develop the skill on multi families in my criteria zone before I buy my first househack hopefully the next year.