Hi everybody! I am new to Real estate investing, and just went under contract on my first house in the West Fort Worth area. I haven't gotten my inspection yet, but already I can tell the house will need a little bit...

While I was/am not an inspector, I have good mechanical skills and construction fundamentals, so the walk thru was sufficient. 

I had no background in any of this work, youtube was my best friend, but I did pull permits and learned the skills as I went a long.  

Investing in Toronto takes a bit more skill because the price to play (and fail) is high. 

I work construction project management for a large general contractor, and all the tasks and skill I'm learning now directly relate to real estate.

However, in my experience, unless the realtor-broker has the resources and skill and time to properly manage the process it doesn't work out.

Here are what I can add to the  BP table:- I built a comprehensive apartment investing excel model - buy and hold and refinance- Extensive deal/ financial analysis skills and experience.- Extensive work experience in wealth management, tax, private deal structure.- Success track record, creative problem solving, and great eyes for beauty in making ugly place beautiful while not spending a ton of money upgrading.- Since 2002, experience in SFH purchase, buy and hold, remodeling, property management.What gets me going:- Folks with track record in apartment investing to check out my financial model on this deal- Local Chicago Team with proven track record in apartment: contractor /inspector (subcontractor - plumbing, electrical, roof, exterior, interior upgrading), property managementThank You!

My advice to you is to polish your skill set and refine your goals.

My goal in real estate is simply to find a niche suitable to my skills in the market.

If your pockets are TRULY EMPTY then you are not bringing one of the four items to the table that an investment needs: - Money - Time - Opportunity - SkillsIf you can provide either opportunity or skill in some fashion, you can likely partner with someone with the money.