What’s the skill set I would need to be a successful real estate investor? - Question on Quora.com

To be a successful real estate investors, house flippers or rental property investors you need to be able to evaluate properties, estimate rehab costs, negotiate with buyers & sellers If you don’t have these skills then you should consider hiring/teaming up with some one that can help you with these critical items:

1. Valuing Properties (Determining the Current Market Value & Potential Resale Value)
2. Analyzing Deals (Analyzing Flips or Rental Cash Flow)
3. Estimating Repair Costs
4. Contracts / Negotiation (Negotiating w/ Homesellers. Buyers & Contractors)
5. Project Management / People Management (Managing Contractors, Tenants, etc.)
6. Finances (Tracking project income/expenses or portfolio cash flows)
7. Raising Money (Getting funding to fund your real estate purchases)
8. Networking (Networking with other real estate investors, agents, contractors, etc.)

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