Salt Lake is a hot market and its fundamentals are excellent.  

I also love the idea and fundamentals of real-estate so I want to take a swing at it.

While my focus is on residential real estate investing, I am curious to learn the fundamental aspects of researching and analyzing commercial properties for my own understanding. 

The $450 set aside by the 50% rule also includes a PM, and if you're self managing, you can earn the PM's cut for yourself.But you are discovering a fundamental truth about this business.

The real world is a better educator, but many of the fundamentals would be hard to learn on your own without college coursework.

I say that for 3 fundamental reasons: 1.

Hey BP, based on personal experience, I believe time is a fundamental of good negotiating skills and by that, I mean giving the other side plenty of time and leeway to come with you.

I've started looking at the market fundamentals and they aren't great, but I've also seen some properties that cash flow decently.

Asking questions to which the answers are obvious and purporting yourself as a "wholesaler" without even a fundamental understanding of how to evaluate a deal is a way to go in the opposite direction.

@Anibal Zapata - it sounds like you understand the fundamentals.....