Lack if intelligence, analytical skills and common sense. 

We have a national housing shortage right now, demand is red hot.I have seen this many times, especially with out of State investors. 

Teach that little snot the raw skills that got you through life and hope for the best when he moves out.Since then I've:eaten out of dumpstersbeen in the Marinesbeen homelesswalked 8 miles to wash disheslearned what having nothing really meansThat stopped when I was given the news to expect my first child.

Once you identify a target tenant pool, you only buy properties that this tenant pool is willing and able to rent.Investment TeamIt takes a lot of skills to be successful in investment real estate.

My question is… after you have a general overview of REI, but still not sure how to start and where to start, what can I do on a daily basis to improve my skills set in REI?

We just employ the right people that are skilled and some of our own elbow greese, and voila!

However, given the current market conditions, it sounds like rehab projects can take a long time right now and costs are up, due to supply shortages, etc.

Apple, Google, Xerox, Fuji film, and Meta are all coming into the area. 5k people a month move to the area which has created a housing shortage, rent spikes, major appreciation (not just due to inflation) and you can still find single family homes for sale on the MLS in good condition for ~250k+ Tenant-landlord laws are landlord-friendly and taxes are low.

There is constant chatter about the shortage of water and I know some people who've left Vegas for this fear alone.

Investing as an LP is a skill, and now that you have learned how to do it, my suggestion would be to stick with it.