This presupposed BOTH the time and the skills. 

Through this flip, I was able to develop my negotiating skills, learned to manage workers, and refined technical skills like patching and (properly) painting sheet rock.

To keep up the rest of the world, and so my traditional "professional" skills don't get rusty, I work remotely for a software company. 

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

Soft buns (sorry), etc.Watch your marginsBuy at the best wholesale prices.Give outstanding customer serviceDon't just look like your average vendor.  

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 

In these soft PC days and with a PM, you may be on for a full remediation treat.

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