Once you become proficient, that number obviously drops.Keep grinding, and thanks for the words of wisdomGino

The best skill any investor can become proficient in is VALUATION, a mistake or wrong estimate in this process could mean a really bad deal.Anyone who boast a 10% discount off the asking price is really not an investor.Wouldn't want to get "cranky".

I would really like some software to make my deal-finding proficient and efficient.

My son told me about this website and my goal is to become proficient in all aspects of real estate investing to secure my financial future.

The management will be outsourced to a proficient operator.

Important tip - make sure you find both a loan officer that is proficient with 203k rehab loans (needs to do several per month) and multi-unit financing, AND a lending institution that they work for/with which knows renovation well and that company services the draw period and disbursements. 

Hoping to become proficient in wholesale deals to find a juicy 4 plex within the next year.

If it was to go further into underwriting they are usually proficient enough to know which deductions to count and will look at your cash flow more then your taxable income anyway. 

Now my primary skills are JavaScript / Python / PHP / SQL, Relational / Graph Data Modeling, API / Web application development, and I'm pretty proficient with excel and google sheets. 

Once you know what to look for and where you can get very proficient at using it.