Also even though you hear countless stories of people making mistakes and losing out on deals until you actually lose on a deal the fear is not that strong. - What's the best piece of advice you'd give a first-time buyer? 

I've walked into countless homes where the contractor made them worse or they ran with the money.

There are countless hoards of people who would love to sell you their mentorship or mastermind group, but it's likely that you need to find a simple path to grow along, then grow along it excellently.RE school is NOT useful for learning about real estate. 

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Sellers don't want to have countless people through their house, if they don't need to.  

Think video editors, photographers, content creators, even gamers.

I bought the property over three years ago and through countless challenges, I moved in last March!

I’ve read countless books, listened to dozens of hours worth of podcast, and talked with others to help develop my own skills in the trade.

Perhaps it's just an area you will need to do countless repetitions and examples for it to click?

However, I realize some people still will as evidenced by these posts and countless others like them.