"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I may remember. Involve me and I learn." Benjamin Franklin I been learning about real estate for about 4 years now been on BP for about 2 . My major Focus is on adding value to yo...

I call this the hybrid approach, maybe investing locally in deals for your active spirit if time, skills and interest are there while balancing more difficult DIY projects out side of you area w/passive focus in niche areas like large scale value add apartment investing, mobile home parks and self storage for instance.  

What skill set do you have for someone to invest in your idea to be the main person who is overseeing the financial investment of an apartment building. 

The skills you have will be great and offer you an advantage.BTW: Love the "You don't know what you don't know", one of my favorites also!

However, there are some general ideas you can explore to develop a skill-specific vocabulary.1) Financial and real estate news.

Never have .. but 997.00 what the heck would think you would get some pearls out of it.. however in my mind wholesaling is a very advanced strategy and wrongly couched as a beginner activity.. granted its a beginner because anyone can do it.. but to be successful takes time money and skill .. lots of skill.. and in many markets pretty sizable marketing budget.. but beats the heck out of paying 20 or 30k for this type of thing

If you have the skills, the team and the capital, you might turns this into a deal.

@Darrin Carey touched on a great point that I wanted to make: Getting your Real Estate License will not necessarily make you a better/smarter/faster/cheaper investor - the two skill sets are completely different.As an agent, you'll learn the concept of agency (representing the interests of another party in a transaction) and the associated laws in your state, and you'll learn the inner workings of the "closed ecosystem" that is the MLS.

If you, or anyone you know is looking to hire some with my skill set and have or are building an aspiring team- I would love to connect.

You may be able to leverage those skills in exchange for some investor mentoring.