Just a suggestion - outsource your negotiations, concentrate hard on marketing and try to differentiate yourself.To Your Success,

Mark there are various methods you can use to get started,pick one,concentrate on that,develop the expertise for whatever direction you decide on and you will do fine.Our business is multi-faceted as i am sure you have found out.Expect late hours,a few bumps.The sky is the limit.Good luck,which is preparation meeting opportunity.

I would suggest picking one aspect that you want to concentrate in.

Sometimes I'll go a week without getting any leads, other times I'll get 6 - 8 submissions per day (this is on my absolute best of days).The only downside is - these leads are coming in from all over the country, so it's difficult to keep my business concentrated to any one market (and it's definitely harder to make offers and sell properties in a market you don't fully understand).

I became a pro member and just narrowed down the areas I wanted to concentrate on in my hometown of Evansville, and analyzed them.  

People like large multifamily because high concentration of tenants can simplify management.

When you concentrate on rate, it potentially takes you away from some long term goals in the accumulation phase of real estate. 

I would concentrate on wholesaling and find an active investor in your area to pass deals to. 

Drive around the area north of I40 and West of Tramway as there is a good concentration of 4plexes in that area. 

IE paying next to nothing for them ... then who cares if they don't work just throw it away and concentrate on the easy ones.But if you in the 6 figure purchase range then in my mind caution is needed on all aspects.