I am practicing my financial modeling skills and reading up about real estate. 

Places like gastropubs, yoga studios, art galleries, trendy coffee shops are all pretty good signs I think. 

Many lack comprehension skills, like school people go everyday study hard and still fail. 

I wish I had your skills!

There are a number of strategies out there but one I often hear about doing well is the BRRRR method where you Buy Renovate Rent Refinance and Repeat it creates equity and cash flow for you at the same time while also allowing you to invest in better neighborhoods which have better tenants in which you can safely scale up and expand your portfolio But ultimately the deal is in the numbers so the better you are at analyzing deals the easier it will be for you know when you have found a good deal so practice analyzing as much as you can to sharpen your skills because even as a wholesaler your deal analyzing skills must be up to par because your selling your deals to investors who do this on a regular basis hope this helps 

Originally posted by @Candace Berry:@Art Allen We've discussed all sorts of options but felt like the whole reason for "open concept" was to feed into the living room.

Sorry, not exactly a highly skilled profession that justifies that kind of pay, regardless of what realtors want to believe about their profession. 

The property is four houses away from a nice elementary school and just a few blocks from downtown.My Ninja REALTOR skills value it at $150 - $170,000 after repairs.

When looked at this from a cash on cash return, the returns are staggering.Keep in mind most banks won’t lend on a place like this so your creative financing skills will have to come into place.

.- Don't try to skip necessary repairs (it will ultimately cost you more)- Practice your negotiation skills- Buy your own finish materials- Stage (will save on holding costs and may get you a higher sale price)- Hire an inspector to inspect your house before you sell (cheaper to fix things BEFORE the new buyer finds them)