It’s not rocket science.

Posting for the first time on Bigger Pockets.Do not know if this is even the right forum...Background is not in real estate but in Data Analytics/Data Science - analyzing and determining patterns in large data sets (millions of rows of complex data).Interested in initially researching before actually investing.Really would like to determine the type of data that I should review to quickly determine if the local market has potential or not.

Its not rocket science, but it is a tough market to get rightIts also not passive investment.

Yes history class and science class may never be applicable to your career but learning how to study and write for these classes is invaluable.

Real Estate Investing is not rocket science as many of the so called guru's would make it seem.  

Very subjective and not an exact science.

Yes, it takes some knowledge to understand what to look for in doing your own "inspection" before you write the offer, but it really is not rocket science... in time, and with enough experience, any layperson (i.e. non-construction professional) can learn enough to do his or her own legwork upfront. 

Example:Jonh Doe lives at 123 Fictional Street with a homestead exemption.

Therefore, they didn't know they only had some surface knowledge of Real Estate and Investing in general.I had achieved being in the top 10% of my field of work, in this case, Computer Science, and worked as a programmer and compensated for my pay grade.I then learned everything I could.

They’re developed.https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2018/07/find-your-passion-is-terrible-advice/564932/Trying to lump your passion into a business has been touted as the path to progress but it does not make sense.You are looking for a method or way you can do that is duplicatable, sustainable and profitable.