If you have the skills and get the experience, you can get the funding.

@William Coet it’s a different business model altogether.I love highly desirable areas that attract highly skilled high income college educated workforces.They tend to be more liberal and therefore the landlord tenant laws.The percent of their income that goes to rent is typically much less than 20% so a rental increase of 5-10% is nothing to them.They are typically lower cap rate areas and therefore every dollar of net operating income that is earned is explosive to the underlying asset value.

From an outside viewer, I would be nervous to work with either one of you, since you are fast to go public with any grievance and the realtor has poor communication skills and has no problem blaming external circumstances for lack of a simple courtesy call.

By resources I would be saying capital, contacts, soft skills, credibility, all of the things that help grow your business and start building a positive reputation. 

I’m looking to learn from someone with some experience or knowledge, and I can use my skills and knowledge to help out for a win - win situation.

Agent and leasing experience can help with negotiation skills, market knowledge, and tenant screening.

You can find deals but they often need a lot of repairs/renovations, and depending on your skill and/or team, it might make these viable options or properties you want to avoid.

Sometimes it is easier to split the profits and JV with someone if they can bring a valuable skill set to the table.

I have a keen interest in exploring various real estate investment strategies and am constantly working on honing my analysis skills.

Sounds like you have some skills in that space.