Developing strong financial and business acumen is also crucial for success as an investor, so that’s another area where you could focus your efforts if getting a license doesn’t align with your plans.I’m here as a resource—feel free to reach out if there’s anything I can do to help!

I’ve been considering working for as a acquisition manager for a  wholesaling company, as I believe it would help me develop skills in property analysis and enhance my sales abilities.

Focus on factors like what is driving cities to grow both in population and economics.

@Andrea Lucarelli - We are converting our planned airbnb into a mid-term rental here in Chicago because it got denied by the city because supposedly its in a "planned development area". 

I grew up in the real estate industry watching my father raise money with a PPM for large multifamily value add projects and a developments.

Strong job growth, low unemployment rate, and strong population growth.

@Chris Morris have ALWAYS seen bad "deals" from rookie wholesalers that really don't understand what they are doing to provide value to the industry.It's getting worse because the real estate market has recovered from the 2010 Crash, yet many are still using tactics & methods developed during this time.Everyone in the industry needs to go back and look at what was being done BEFORE 2010 and start using those methods, updating them with current technology.

It has lost about 10% of its population in the last 15 years. 

Developing? 

If you don't have the funds yourself, you need to develop a solid relationship with those that do.