You can learn to do this independently or get a rockstar REALTOR to lead the way.

I did find this deal driving driving for dollars, the realtor of the property was adding his sign in the front yard, I approached to make and offer. we close in 3 weeks.

When you want coaching, you sign up for and pay for coaching in the niche you want to crush in and you shouldn't do that until you have tried a decent amount on your own, gone to meetups for a year, and figured out what you want to do first.Wholesale coaching is out there, but there are a lot of charlatans.

If anything, have a small sign in front of the house that says who the builder is and phone number (that's common for contractors to do, and also so that neighbors feel they have some to call if there is dust blowing from the site or whatever), and then you may have people calling you asking about availability (people always want something more that they had to chase and can tell their friends the story of how they got the house). 

You can also see total loan exposure, every loan ever pulled, every property ever owed, every co-signing partner from every project, permits, etc... 

I have been only contacting those people who sign up or request info but would like to start some cold out reach. 

In regards to Detroit, all signs point to growth but now with Trump in office I'm very nervous- tariffs on Canada would really hurt us.

If you have a potential tenant that "might not" be a good payer, just don't sign a lease. 

Think of vehicles like the cyber truck where you need to sign up ahead of time to pre-order and so many people want it that the value increases shortly after they are released.

I don't think a degree will help, I'd sign up for courses and learn as much as you can.