Or if there are any flippers / rehabbers out there, Ill trade labor for knowledge!

Houses here are currently trading for btwn $600-$1000 a square foot depending on condition.

And of course if you leverage you now have added risk.I don't know that I'd be looking to trade a debt free property for a leveraged in the same SoCal market. 

@Eddie Majesky as long as the payment history it should not really matter but the longer the trade line is open the stronger it looks in regards to your credit.

They are paid by the sole owner through their quarterly estimated payments and annual tax returns.From the IRS website:An individual owner of a single-member LLC that operates a trade or business is subject to the tax on net earnings from self employment in the same manner as a sole proprietorship.

I would say the majority of people who try to invest when they do not have a degree in a Financial field will do two things.... 1) look at the book and get very sleepy and 2) Tell themselves that they don't need these "complicated" calculations.The reality is that when you speak with the highly trained Pros, they ONLY speak about the IRR and other derivatives of it.It doesn't matter what you invest, the professionals who Invest need to know it.In some cases, heavy calculus is used for trading, such as in the Quant professions.This book gives you all the math you need which probably goes only the the extent of intermediate school.... say, 7th Grade, but many adults are very intimidated.

Also missing is asset type, trades experience or whether they plan to use a PM or not. 

Close business associate is source through his high volume Bulk Portfolio Trades.

No right or wrong answer here, just important to understand the risk/reward trade-off. 

When I was younger I worked in the trades and couldn’t seem to put the rIght deal or money together.