Starting with a safer property and building up skills can help.

It is now the best time to be an investor provided that you have access to your own capital to do deals and don't need third party funding combined with your strong skills in purchasing a distressed property at the right price.

MLS has a ton of stats that they share with you and that you can compile yourself i.e. sold data, new listing data, buyer demand/DOM, historical data, etc.2. improve sales skills.

A skilled caller could get 20-30 leads from talking to 1K random homeowners.

Very true, you make your money when you buy and that formula is dependent upon your search abilities, how big of a net you cast to find opportunities, your negotiating skills, your ability to identify great locations (often near good schools), and your ability to transform the property.

It's where I cut my teeth and tested all my knowledge and skills set.

However, they let us know that they've hired a skilled team of developers and started working on the platform.

We are skill rich and cash poor.

I've spent several years developing skills and tools to be successful in a very niche space.I usually work with mom-and-pop sellers who have originated just one seller carry in their lifetime and, when they connect with me, have never sold a note. 

I don't really have the skills to BRRR.