The niche that I would like to dive deep in is self storage.

Note investing isn't a bad idea but I personally think it takes a good amount of research and I haven't been willing to dive deep into the readings plus it doesn't really match with my long term goals.

Thoroughly wipe down the top of light fans, blades and such, even after your ....deep cleaning crew leaves.

In one breath you seem to think that wholesaling is just fine and in the next you want licensure. 

I am cutting into my reserves pretty deep for this purchase, so I don't have the cash to replace the roof.I have proposed a $25K cash back clause with my agent. 

We had several structural issues arise that weren't obviously present when we planned the project, but luckily we had enough breathing room in our profit margins to fix them up and get on with the project.

Development requires serious expertise and deep pockets or the ability to raise capital and find partners to guarantee loans until you are strong enough financially.

Hello All,How do you quickly separate the wheat from the chaff so you can do a deep drive analysis on on the few? 

To keep the flowery explanations to a minimum I will just segment the deal as the hosts do so wonderfully on the "Deal Deep Dive."

Deep knowledge of investment real estate, including expertise in estimating returns and rehab costs.Deep knowledge of the local investment market, including areas and types of properties to focus on or to avoid.Access to a network of service providers for various needs.Highly skilled in selecting good investment properties, especially in a competitive market.Highly skilled in process management and problem solving and deal making in order to bring a property from identification through acquisition, rehab, and property manager hand off.How do you then, from thousands of Realtors in any market, identify a good investment Realtor?