Im very new to the industry, but looking forward to applying my investigative & research skills and put them to use.  

Yes , I would agree that it signifies folks who can not save for a home down payment, making renters, but on the other hand- transmission goes on vehicle, medical bill and untold other daily happenings makes for late or no rent. yes/no.

Hi BP Fam,As I'm starting to transition into REI, I can't help but to also think of ways I can use my certain set of skills to help the space solve problems.In my day job I'm a fractional CTO/COO and service a handful of ecommerce clients...

They lack the basic skills required for success in business.

I am hard working and have great people skills.  

I know this hasn't been done in the medical debt industry, trying to educate myself enough to see if it can be replicated in the mortgage world.Thanks!!

@John CheaIf you are completely green to evaluating and purchasing real estate, I would definitely find someone with knowledge and experience whom you trust to assist/coach you with evaluating and potentially negotiating this deal.This person could be another, experienced investor, a contractor, a real estate agent, or a combination of different folks providing those skill sets.An experienced investor will be able to assist you in analysing the numbers and determining if the property really is a deal worth pursuing  - separate the facts from the vendors rosy words and claims to sell the property.If you bring in a contractor to walk the property, you should plan to remunerate them for their time (unless you have a long standing relationship and they know there will be work for them).   

Your ability to evaluate a deal correctly cuts their time in half in going out and finding a deal themselves so you have to basically think like an investor who will be buying the property from you .Of course your focus should be to build your buyers list but remember your list will get very short quickly if deal evaluation skill aren't up to par so practice deal evaluations constantly with properties on the mls to hone your skills good luck 

Am I better off trying to hone some wholesaling skills in order to establish myself? 

I'm more than willing to trade my time/skills to help a Mentor with their day to day activities/projects/business needs in exchange for hands on knowledge.