There's way more money out there than talent."

Also, in this world of social media I have an unusual talent for drawing.

No matter how great the talent or effort, some things just take time: You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant."  2) "The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything." 

Well, yeah, of course if you're dredging from the bottom 10% of the talent pool they are just going to get in your way.

I've partnered up with a friend of mine who is particularly talented at doing great rehab work at 60-70% the costs I've seen other investors incur, so it looks like I'm going to have to work to keep as many deals as I can if I can't buy at a price that is competitive for most investors.

@Mike Radomskiwow mike those are some great talents.

They have the smartest and most talented minds produced by the best schools the world has ever seen.

Early on the bought companies hoping to grow new business lines or companies and get the top talent from those companies.

I'll pay crap to a guy who doesn't know much, but true pros make great money.My suggestion is to hire through a trusted referral or to start them off on a limited scope project that's somewhat difficult (in order to gauge their talent) before taking a bid on a more substantial project. 

In my market they continually misprice properties, because their agents do not know how to price them.....and if they had good talent...why would someone stay with them with such a low cap on their earnings.