Can you do contracting work on properties and learn valuable skills that will help you remodel properties, flip them, or otherwise learn as much as possible about the construction trade? 

I currently am a resident here (so distance is non-factor) and I possess some handy skills that could save renovation costs (besides HVAC, structural issues, plumbing, electrical work).

🌟Great no move to Multifamily With the same skills you can manage a 1M fourplexMore independence when you grow your familyStart the journey to bill wealth  if you have a 350,000 at 6% your wealth per year 21000with a 1M  your wealth 60,000 per year  3XBuy a 350$ houses you need to have good credit great Income personalBuy a 1M  Multifamily    (my unit 350$ same income)+ 2Unit rent is your income+ 3rd Unit rent is your Income .Same only that your roommates don't live with you.

Wholesaling teaches you an extremely valuable skill in RE: How to find off-market deals.

You need to polish your skills, bigger pockets is a great place to start... find a local wholesaler you can work for/with and he will guide you. 

Look for some of those to go in as an LP (limited partner) and learn and grow your knowledge, skills and investment money so you'll be ready for the next accredited deal. 

With experience in construction and sales, you'll definitely be able to use those skills to your advantage when doing value-add deals.The better the deal is, the easier it will be to do the BRRRR method and you can find some of the best deals off-market, so it's important to build a solid network and create deal flow so you can see as many opportunities as possible. 

So, I would only recommend doing it when there are synergies to take advantage of such as the partner having a skill like HVAC, interior design, accounting, etc. 2.

Metro’s technology sector being the 8th largest pool of tech talent in the world and the 3rd largest pool of tech talent in the United States (Source) should continue to drive median household incomes as these highly skilled employees in the D.C. metro are become more and more essential to the 15,000 tech companies in the D.C.

kept using people who don't do real estate to do my taxes, and also they had horrible communication skills, I don't trust people who only see u as money.