With your skill set you'll have no problem finding a mentor in your area.Ever consider Wholesaling?  

This is one of the basic forms of project management, once you start calling it what it is, its easy to see why those skills do not come easily.There was a moment last year when I found myself desperately pawing through the snow for a bit that jumped out of an impact driver, chanted like a dirge to myself, "This is my life...this is my life..."

There are so many variables, especially with older properties.Workers who are honest, dependable, skillful, reasonably priced and personable are worth their weight in gold.

This is a skill I would love to learn as I do not expect to use a realtor for each deal. 

If you have construction experience you could post on Craigslist, see if you could find someone wanting your skill set.

@Natasha Graves Finance is a skill that is always applicable - no matter the business.

My skills are not very refined at this point so the search typically involves something along the lines of typing "duplex name of town" into google and checking out what comes up.  

It may cost me up front, but I know the job has been completed a qualified professional and I am building my skills.

If you are looking for someone to estimate rehab costs, you'll need to hire someone with a significant amount of skill and the additional rare trait of the ability to make the judgment call as to the cost of what they cannot see if they can't get inside the property.If you are looking for someone to take the acquisition process off of your hands your risk increases immensely because these folks don't have any money on the line.

Listening to the podcasts, so people have stated that cap rate is vital while others don't care at all n it doesn't affect their business at all.