One last thing: if your agent drops their commission for you, what does that say about their negotiation skills?

Your skills are going to get you equity in projects, maybe not right now, but soon.

I want to offer my skills as a hustler and problem solver in exchange for guidance and knowledge.

We both have different amount of capital, and different skills.

You obviously can't flip with that amount or anything close to as small and wholesaling would not be a wise spend of 1k on marketing if you don't have the negotiation and people skills and systems set up to respond back to any marketing.

Your here because you work at the local places or you've got a low skill job in closer to portland.

It is a skill and requires a greater understanding of renovation than doing a smaller renovation.

Likewise If you do not have the management and interpersonal skills to be a effective landlord to deal with toilets, tenants and trash you would need to hire a management company that cuts into your revenues.

@Cameron Riley some LL on here have those skills.

And Geometry does teach problem solving skills that are valuable for everyone, including RE investors.My point is this - why not read a book or take a class that teaches problem solving skills while also teaching knowledge that the student will actually use later in life?