Are there any math impaired RE investors here? :)

[Julie Hill]

First of all, I consider myself very smart.  I run a very successful company, have always excelled in everything I do (including school), and have even been pretty successful with RE investing & flipping so far (with my husband) but what holds me back is MATH.   It is super frustrating because I cannot conceptualize or visualize math at all.  I can't think in terms of percentages or ratios, and can't "see" what other people naturally "see" when it comes to numbers.  And I don't mean mathematicians, I mean normal everyday people.  THIS is what holds me back in real estate investing.  I am a creative and massive problem solver.  I see all the opportunities in front of me and all the different scenarios but the math part stops me short.  I literally would be UNSTOPPABLE if I could conceptualize the math of these deals/situations.  

I was listening to a Clubhouse chat with Grant & Elena Cordone and Elena said she doesn't do any of the math because she can't think that way.  She let's Grant handle all of that.  And I was like... OMG THERE'S SOMEONE LIKE ME???!!  So that gives me hope.  I feel like if I had a RE Math coach, who would practice with me every day, I might get better at it but I don't think such a person exists.  I really need to learn one concept really really well so that I actually understand it and then move on to the next.  Just like learning a language or an instrument.  Ho hum.  

I was talking with a lender today and he asked me some questions that I just felt... stupid answering.  I definitely wasn't confident.  Anytime I'm chatting with anyone in RE I just feel dumb.  Just a Friday rant I guess! 

[Joe Villeneuve]

You're not alone. I used to tutor math, and I can tell you that you are not one of the few, you are one of the many. The concepts of math are actually very simple, but math is taught wrong in school...and it has been for years (decades,...maybe centuries). PM me, and I'll give you some tools to help you. REI is nothing but math with dollar signs in front, so it's kind of important. Trust me, I can help you.