I'm also new to the world of real estate investing, but come from an analytical background in finance (distressed syndicated loan analysis at Credit Suisse) and also from the "can do" world of the Marine Corps, prior to the bank.

My issue with wholesaling is the analytic aspect, finding deals, depicting if they are worthwhile deals.

Despite misconceptions based on their aesthetic tastes, hipsters tend to be well educated and often have liberal arts degrees, or degrees in maths and sciences, which also require certain creative analytical thinking abilities."

Like you I've still got a day job and if you're looking to relocate anyway, my employer pays very well for people who either have strong analytical skills or strong business acumen (or both).

I am:- handy and can assist with the renovations- analytical and could help run comps, make projections, book keep etc- web savvy and could help spiff up their website and create more of a social media presence (BP, twitter, youtube, fb, slideshare)- driven to learn and grow as a person and investor- willing to freely give up to 20 hours of my time a week with the right fit (currently working full time at Lowes)They asked for a cover letter and resume.

Are there any recommendations to help me parse down areas in an analytical way?

Being the analytical thinker that I am, I get paralysis by analysis and shouldn’t make this complicated.

While I am not an investor myself, I talk to a lot of experienced investors all over the US market through my work (I work for Mashvisor, a real estate data analytics company).

For example, the following companies already claim incorporate some form of AI driven real estate market predictive analytics: HouseCanary, Skyline AI, Cherre, Proportunity, and Enodo.

Always wonder if others were successful in getting the data to develop analytics against.