I joined because I needed the flexibility to get training and support outside of my day job - and didn't want to pay desk or franchise fees for an office I'd hardly step foot in.  

Over time it can, but you need a job to get a mortgage to buy a rental and most rentals will not make you rich quick.

Try to cool inflation without freezing the job market.

He actually has open maintenance tech positions on his job board, etc.  

When choosing a market, I’d focus on population trends, job growth, rent-to-price ratios, and how landlord-friendly the state is.

The only difficulty is it takes you longer to do in W2 job for first rental (provided you have a mortgage on primary) while doing it when you already have one rental with positive cashflow and just keep investing that profits in high yield brokerage account Dave Ramsey's concepts regarding REI will cause you to go broke. 

Huntsville is one of Alabama’s hottest markets right now, with strong job growth and population inflow, great fundamentals for long-term investing.

If you find a property you like, use the Bigger Pockets calculator to figure out the rehab costs and do the job yourself by hiring the needed trades.

You're doing a great job by asking to shadow someone. 

Jobs lasted longer, cost more, lingered on and on and on, holding costs built up.