Skills or qualities in no particular order: Communication, patience, empathy, listening ear, backbone, resilience, determination, organization, work ethic, lead a team, thick skin, time management, trusts their instinct, and all-around good ethics! 

I've lost interest in some of the forums I used to participate in just because my own focus has changed.

What I have seen is an internal sales team (AE's/Reps who split their time between referral partner development and managing their pipeline) combined with someone solely responsible for digital marketing (social media, SEO, ppc).

I would check on this website on the find an agent feature or search Zillow for teams/agents in your area doing 25 or more deals a year.  

Love toledo been investing there for 6 years  now have a great team on the ground could not be better.

Yes, I am the team.

Hi everyone,I am a real estate investor from Israel, new to the Birmingham market.I'm looking to make connections, invest in fix and flip investments, build a good team to learn and if possible help and share my experience.looking forward to meet you all.

A good team on the ground should be able to help you avoid all of these potential pitfalls. 

You could also go work as a buyers agent on a top producers team and do closings that way.

But with the right team, it can be a great market for cash flow and long-term appreciation.If you’re interested in learning more, I’m happy to share some resources.