It's actually quite weird to me as I'm very analytical but I just find myself having a hard time focusing. 

I’m doing  several analyses each day from MLS listings and rentals posted on Zillow and HAR just to start familiarizing myself with the analytical process.

This has real value because there are ways that you could monetize this e.g. by searching for deals that others ultimately buy or by writing content2) Alignment with education - if you practice underwriting deals for example you will be employing math, analytic skills, use of Microsoft excel etc.

Both of your posts are insightful and analytic(experience based!).....

If you'd like to see the analytics, you can go to any city's board of realtors websites and they should have very recent and relevant statistics.

@Cory LucasI’m somewhat more analytical with my calculations and try to use very accurate numbers to plug into an income statement to analyze cash flow.

VRBO has built in free analytics to analyze the performance of STR properties.

If you use one of the property management systems like webselfstorage or sitelink or yardi, they will integrate the payment system with your website so you do not have to worry about building out a secure site, etc. plus they will provide the data analytics for you.

I'm tagging one of my colleagues, the VP of Growth and Analytics here at BiggerPockets, @Dave Meyer.

When looking for an investment property you do not have the same emotional ties and can be more analytical.