There are a lot of micro-skills to learn, from finding great deals to forecasting cash flow to financing to hiring and managing contractors to permits to inspections to managing tenants and property managers.

Hi Mikhail, Fantastic that you're looking to leverage your software development skills to contribute to the real estate community!

Hey, has anyone bought Alex Martinez's Real Estate Skills - Pro Wholesalers VIP Program / Course and were you able to make money with his program?

Ive talked to enough people to be able to picture who fits what lol In terms of problem solver that is a skill i'm developing everyday!

I learned an incredible amount of new skills AND I added around 120k In equity After Repair Value (ARV).

But if you are skilled in rehab and know what you're doing, some of them might be gems in the rough.

Also thank you for the guidance and various ways on how to hone this skill.

Becoming an investor involves developing your buying strategy/skills AND learning how to manage your investment (property management). 

Some people treat their STR like a hobby and others treat it like a business.You don’t know the numbers are based on if owners use it 3 months a year themselves, or manage it themselves and have STR knowledge or farm it out to a competent or incompetent property manager.In one area I invest in, the biggest players are all large direct booking sites with hundreds of properties so their revenue doesn’t show up on airDNA, etc.Use conservative numbers and understand your skills in terms of getting a property to be unique, marketing, listing management, etc. or the competency of the PMs you are interviewing.Good luck!

Foreclosure lists I think can be determined at some sites like propstream (I've never used it so I could be wrong).3: networking with lawyers that do probate situation and/or divorce situations and want a quick close4: Owner occupant of a property on Hud Homestore - basically trying to help first time homebuyers buy - less competition5: tax auction and tax auction sites6: Offering on properties that have been sitting on the MLS for LONG periods of time and low balling them.7: Calling owners that have recently had their property pulled from the MLS.8: Wholesalers that are selling to you with an assignment fee.9: Low balling every property you look at on the MLS and seeing what sticks.10: FSBO with strong negotiation skills.11: MLS when you see the property really quick once it comes on MLS and put in a full price offer but it was mispriced low (I got a gem a few years ago that has probably close to doubled in values since 2020 when I bought it).12: MLS offers that you really want to ownI might be missing some others but these are the general classes of people that I have noticed.