I'm sure you would get some floor time and the opportunity to develop sales skills, contracts and of course become familiar with prices and desireable neighborhoods.

Yeah, scumbag tenants try to test your landlording skills :-), normally during the first few months. you need to show what you can do, and do not appreciate games.

I have done A LOT of learning in the recent weeks and believe that I have the basic skills to find and negotiate with motivated sellers, but I'm unproven and will likely need help with most of the steps beyond agreeing to a selling price.

Keep your insurance paid and your skills focused where they're strong...knowing when to hire out is half the battle.)

This is far and away the biggest skill you can develop while learning.Create or DL a spreadsheet and work it till your fingers hurt.

But I can say now that I am comfortable investing in residential real estate.Having done this for a few years now, I have been thinking of taking my investing skills to the next level.

Hi - I'm seeking a skilled and personal service oriented property manager for a couple of SFRs in North Phoenix, Arizona.

The heavy math background also helps a lot with deal analysis and cashflow management.Doing REI has really helped with my time and people management skills.

There are so many different skill sets that go into this industry that in addition to achieving financial success, this is a great opportunity to bolster talents I already have and develop talents I didn't know I had, and even "eliminate" ones I thought I had.

It's also a low cash to get started method that doesn't require as much negotiating skill.