Get out your spreadsheets, crunch some numbers, beef up your skills, get your hands dirty. 

Recognizing the red flags with Contractors is a must-have skill!

Depending how much you earn you can step up those savings by getting a side-hustle in any part of real estate....working for a top Real Estate office on weeknights and weekends, working for an RE Investor, working for a General Contractor and learning a few skills, etc.

Just like everything else in life, get started, keep honing those skills (i.e. keep reading, keep learning, keep attending the meetups) and watch yourself get better and better witch each property you buy. 

The real estate industry has long been plagued by 1,000's & 1,000's & 1,000's of low to no skill part time agents who do a handful of deals per year.

Since the listing agents job is to get the most for the property, I am sure they would skillfully explain their dirty deed as actually being them "looking" out for the seller, trying to get more for it, etc, etc, blah blah blah.

I've been calling sellers for years, along with role playing, and going over objections honing my skills every single day.I'd love to help new wholesalers with any questions or concerns.

Most don't have the time, skill, bandwidth, energy or tools to do REI themself, but they may have capital, and together we can.

It's vital to understand these assessments and budget accordingly.

Deal flow in a difficult market helps hone your skill and teaches you valuable lessons as well.