Brushed nickel, brushed chrome, oil-rubbed bronze, polished nickel, or flat black will all do well.

But what’s some skill or process that I could polish to provide value to someone looking to teach me?

Still not as polished as Propstream if you really want to set out on a direct-mail campaign but thought this was interesting.Baltimore City Property | Open Data | opendata.maryland.gov

Even when I see a property with new carpeting in near-mint condition my first thought is to rip it out and polish up the hardwood underneath.

One they just bought and hadn't fixed up yet and two that were already polished.

When you are in Milwaukee on I-94 and you see a giant sign with an arrow for Fond du Lac it us directing you toward the city of Fond du Lac, not the street.A Polish flat is generally 2 or more stories.Bay View is actually just s neighborhood of Milwaukee, not a separate city as many people think.All right, one actually useful tidbit, Dawn Anastasi has an Ebook about the neighborhoods of Milwaukee broken down by zip code.  

The shoeshine boy could give a you summary of the day's financial news as he worked with rag and polish.

So I guess I'd learn how to do that first.You have a lot of competition already chasing down good deals, so you do need to get your game polished.

I'm probably looking for more polished properties... right?

@Bill Gulley  No license needed to broker aircraft.. and if these wanna be wholesalers understood the commissions involved in selling aircraft you would have a flood of videos showing how to tie up a Citation 2 for 4 million and flip it for 4.2  all with no license... or buy them at auctions  Drugs ,, IRS bank repo's polish them change the oil clean the interior and make a few hundred grand  !!!