I've also had calls from people all across the country, as well as around the world, and find it fascinating to hear what people are doing. 

For myself I have trouble envisioning spending that kind of money as it would equal about 30% of my current salary :P However I am in the process of purchasing only my first unit, not my 50th :)To 423Chandler and robmack thanks, I looked into this some more and it appears that there are ton's of schools that offer either a masters of science in real estate development, or a MBA with a concentration in real estate.

Business coaching is no easy science or art. 

For most people this is more of an art than a science.

However, I think most people will be like me; I can't wait to see, hear, and experience the latest upcoming revolutions in science no matter how much it screws up the global economy.I want an alternate enhanced reality to entertain me.I want new forms of money and commerce to satiate me.I want a pill that will make me healthy and immortal.I want government to solve all my problems, provide for all my needs, and protect me from myself and others.Oh no!

Mainly, the systems implemented are fascinating (VA, automated offers, etc.)

(it doesn't matter what that skill is... math... science... real estate..

Hi folks,I'm not sure how common this is, but as I've been searching for my first house-hack in Minneapolis, MN, I've been taking all of the relevant MLS listings that are forwarded to me each day and then pasting the address into Zillow to view things like the Zestimate, # bed/bath, property taxes, comps, etc.As a computer science student, after a few weeks I started to think there might be an easier way to do this and began to look at Zillow's API.

Real estate isn't rocket science and there are more than enough books and online resources to teach you everything you need to feel confident enough to dive in.  

This is wholesaling, not rocket science.