The details are not as important as the education that comes with the first.

They met criteria, except their job is new which made them fulfill the criteria.

But recognize that if your agent is educating you along the way, and helping you to understand the market, even if you find one off market, they brought you value too and played a role in your success.

However, since it was listed as sub performing and only showed 8/25 a f the last payments, I figured maybe others that may make those purchases could help educate me on why they would do that kind of deal.   

What education do you have?

It ensures that you can maximize your returns and fulfill your investment goals.

Put briefly, the "Education" tab at the top of the site has TONS of great first steps.  

Teaching your child the ropes and getting him/her involved in their first RE deal is the best education you can possibly give them.

I am new to real estate and feel the best thing to do to get started would be to continue to educate myself.

I had a rental property for 12 year before I recently sold for some profit, unfortunately for me I was not as educated then as I am now (and continuing to learn) with BiggerPockets and other investment educational opportunities.