I totally relate with you @Julie Hill and appreciate your post! I have a master’s degree from a great private university and managed to get a 4.0 throughout college and graduate school through sheer hard work and perseverance, but absolutely hate math.
Math just doesn’t come naturally to me. I often joke that I must’ve missed a foundational class or 2 during junior high that led to my inability to “get” math. I simply must use a calculator (and even then I wonder if I’m plugging in the correct formula!).
I guess I’m lucky that I married a math whiz. So we complement each other in RE. I handle most aspects related to selecting properties, contractual matters, property management, etc., while my hubby computes all math-related problems in his head and asks all the right questions when meeting with lenders. Don’t get me wrong, I can grasp the bigger picture when it comes to math and can’t be swindled, but yeah when it comes to doing math problems in my head, for instance, I just can’t do it.
FYI - When I have free time, I visit Kahn Academy (free online courses) to re-visit basic principles of math that I may have missed in school. It’s amazing. I recommend it highly! Wish my teachers taught math this way back then.