Also, as a real estate agent would I be able to buy and sell properties for family and friends?

Whatever market you select should be well known and be popular to other investors who can be your friends.  

Also, he should add that wages are up these days, which is inflationary and friendly to landlords.

I could really use an investor friendly realtor to help me find and maintain my first rental property as I learn the ropes.

My friends are asking me for advice in looking for a rental property in Portland.

Not sure if that's what happened, so I apologize if I am wrong.A friend of mine has reached out to me about RE and we still have to work out our strategy on paper and figure out exactly what we both will bring to the table to make this work.

Tim Lol that story Sounds Familiar :) Hello an welcome to BP I would recommend Joining some Meetups an your Local REIA Club in Indianapolis as my Friend Mr.Alain Stated there is a lot of great People an Opportunities on here but you will need a Mentor to guide an cut your Learning Curve Good Luck.

Hi,Our wholesale company is looking for an investor friendly broker to form a partnership with.More or less you'll be listing the investment homes on MLS - We grab off market properties and bring directly to you for listing.I realize there are several companies who provide exactly this service.

Not sure if they have tickers for individual states/locales but will give you a good pulse on unemployment, job creation, and other metrics

last year I partnered with a friend and started buying one family (3beds 1 1 /2 baths ) homes in Darby PA and South Philly which is 1hr 15 mins from newark Nj .