In the podcast, he pointed out that a flipper needs to be proficient in several different areas including negotiation, contracts, rehab assessment, appraisal, and marketing.

Takes years to develop yourself into a proficient RE developer .  

With title companies proficient in creative financing deals.I'll second what you said in regards to the L/O not needing title, and add Trust Title Group of Orlando as the title company I use for all my...unusual...deals.

I do feel that the best way to accelerate your progress in any area of RE, as well as other business ventures, find the field or niche that you want to become proficient in, and find someone that is doing it.  

looking for insight and recommendations for company's or individuals in Massachusetts or nationally who handle web design specifically for realtors . my wife is starting her real estate agent career and we looking to start to build her brand . but we not proficient enough to do the site ourselves .  

These are not to be confused with short term market influencers that, while they do have effect, they don’t necessarily sway the course of the cycle in the long term, some examples of market influencers are: interest rates, foreign investment and legislative amendments.Following this are two case studies of historic examples of cycle transitions in Canada, Toronto ’89 Boom-Slump and Calgary ’97 Slump-Recovery-Boom in which they demonstrate the key drivers collectively moving in relation to average MLS price at the time.I’ve been working to compile the data in my home market (Toronto), it’s a little tricky to find exactly the info I need and one should be proficient with excel to get the graphs that are shown in the books but It’s a compelling methodology.Attached is the key drivers scorecard which has the list of the 16 drivers and their expected movements year over year in each phase.Anyways, hope that is interesting for some of you, would love to hear your thoughts!

Like Sarah said before, not all agents are proficient with a lot of what we do, which causes more work on the other agent.In my market, there are challenges.  

I can refer you to a very proficient landlord attorney in Portland if you need one to consult with or get these folks out.

Idea: Volunteer my services and use what I'm proficient in to help other like-minded people.

I refer out all residential opportunities to agents that are proficient in the target market.