I am currently working in an Analytics position within the mortgage finance industry, so I have always thought of myself as having a good amount of knowledge in Real Estate, but I have had my eyes opened while here on Bigger Pockets.  

Thanks for the numbers break down @mardochee I'm pretty analytical so for whatever reason, knowing the numbers helps me sleep at night (not always the best nights sleep but I digress).

I love analytics!

@Michael Lerch I agree with @Jeff Fairchild we use separate tracjing numbers that provide analytics for each campaign. 

Being an engineer you will do well on the analytical side, evaluating numbers.

They see the potential profits or monthly cash flow potential from your analytical report, see that you've done your homework and might be ready for the big leagues, even if its not that expensive of a property, they know its the knowledge and education is what you need to make it profits, not really the capital or job right?

My background is in engineering so I really dig getting into the analytical side of things and working on completing projects. 

We have the #1 analytics for setting rents, #1 tenant pools, fastest lease times.....

Dyslexia is the main reason I've been able to flip 75 properties this year, without the highly analytical skills it helped me develop I never would of been able to push to these levels.   

BTW definitely check out some of the tools available to help with forecasting, yield management, analytics for AirBNBs, here's a non-exhaustive list : http://travlpeer.com/2015/02/28/15-startups-supporting-the-short-term-rental-host/