Hiring a coach that is doing big deals frequently would give you the opportunity to learn this craft, something you can't learn with clubs or trying on your own without the experience of the sponsor.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/9145/53820-why...

Sounds like both of them don't know their craft all that well.

Unless you advertised it as "Come rent this place and I'll make any change you want." then you have every right to keep those ugly-but-functional items in the home.I would craft a rote response that goes something like, "Thank you for the suggestion.

It seems like a good way to learn the craft and get my foot in the door.

Make a craft and sell it at craft shows.

Be constantly learning, growing, and getting better at your craft.

I have a couple connections to a few real estate agents that have been successful in their craft (one is the top real estate agent in their company they work for and the others are entrepreneurs) and have yet to discuss with them but I just would like to know if anyone has any helpful advice for someone who has absolutely no experience of being out in the field.

For exampleMailing to non owner occupantsVacant housescode violationsforeclosure noticesbandit signswe buy houses adsBooks on sales or marketing like the Dan Kennedy stuff will give you ideas of how to craft your message.

Believe it or not, lawyers are actually the worst -- they think if they can craft some fancy legal theory for why they didn't pay their credit card bill on time, somehow that'll work.

I get that not everyone is that chatty, but it makes a difference when someone knows what they are doing and are willing to teach someone who doesn’t know crap about their craft.