Working in construction w/ no experience (Austin, TX)

[Blake Charvoz]

To cut right to the chase, I'd like to get hands-on experience working on flip projects in the Austin, Texas area and have very little experience. I know how to swing a hammer, and work some basic tools, but I know I'm not proficient in construction skills to take on my own flip, or likely join someone else's crew. I also realize by joining someone else's construction team I'd be a bit of a liability, and I'd be asking to learn on the job...

So my question is...what should I do? Apply to general construction projects anyway and expect to just learn "sink or swim" style? In my head, all I know is that in Goodwill Hunting, Magic Mike, etc. (lol) these dudes just work in construction for whatever reason...so how do I get there?