I've heard from several property management / development companies in LA that they absolutely will not hire anyone unless they are proficient in Yardi.

I will add it to the BP events today but wanted to extend the invite.I agree with those that have already posted; surround yourself with a room full of people that are smarter than you in the subject you are aiming to become proficient in.

If an agent can't rattle out minimum of 3 purchase strategies with 3 exit strategies for any 1 property, they should NOT present themself as being proficient, they should be HONEST and say there not 100%. 

When one become more and more proficient, that's when the studying takes more over doing. 

But a lot of it, i'm extremely proficient.

You only need to be proficient enough in the languages associated with development to function effectively in the role.Feel free to reach out if there's anything specific I can assist you with or if you'd like to have a chat.

I'm willing to follow in someone's steps who's already proficient in these areas of investing.

What you should offer is what you are in fact proficient in . 

If you hired a builder who only build one or two houses a year, aren't that proficient at it, may have high contingencies built in so the builder still makes money if things didn't go as planned, or a proficient builder who builds 10 houses a month should have very small contingencies. 

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