I very much wish you well in your journey, but I would hate to see you jump straight to the NFL. 

It isn't the metric you can talk about on a national scale, but if you keep buying the same product in the same area it is a very easy quick and dirty method to know how you are doing compared to other buys. 

My interest are house flipping and the BRRRR method.

My thought Scott since BP is basically the gold standard with their training courses and we know how popular wholesaling is for beginners and BP having a lot of those starting their journey when you have your training events and such you separate BP from on line Guru's that will just tell you wholesaling with no rules is legal in all states.. which its clearly not.

What's the one investment strategy you wish you'd known when you first started in real estate, and how has it shaped your journey?

@Damon Albers hate to hear you've had a rough start in your real estate journey.

I've done various methods and would be happy to connect and knowledge share if you are interested.

This is a 20-30 year journey, but I’m excited to take the first step and would appreciate any advice from this community.

Just reading many of your statements if you don't change course this will be a rocky journey for you.

If you're interested in diving into Detroit and want to talk more or need some insights, feel free to reach out.Wishing you the best on your journey out of San Diego investing!