I'm currently learning coding on my own so I can have a skill where I can relocate and still earn income while learning and becoming a real estate investor part-time like many of the BP podcast interview I've come across. 

Paper returns are ALWAYS better than in your jeans, there is a whole other skill set required to understand management, maintenance etc.

There have been times I've been crushed at work - but I'll take a 5 min break, and look up someone I've only talked to a couple of times and go over and visit with them - ie. practicing networking skills.

I love the idea of rehabbing and in my own opinion I think I've inherited good taste from my grandparents who have remodeled their house and I know what makes homes feel homey so I feel good about my skills in that sense.

I think overall real estate is so much more than just numbers but management skills. 

I am intrigued by the BRRR method, as a first time investor with rehab skills.

If you don't have money and aren't a skilled executor, you can go Drive for Dollars, doorknock run-down homes, pull mailing lists and mail the owners, and do at least a dozen different things to find a potential deal. 

I find it may be some ego trip that is half-truth, but it might help some folks.I could care less if they have bad writing skills.

I'm sure there are more skilled persons in finances/taxes/lending that can jump in on this forum.

If you were not comfortable with the seller you could have an escrow agent hold the funds but it’s not common.The process goes like this: you make an indicative offer; if accepted the seller provided the soft collateral package and you run title report and confirm property value.