But to be honest with you, If you do not learn some construction skills, your progress will be a lot slower!

They are both completely different, require different skill sets and education, require different time commitments, etc. 

That skilled is used in every aspect of real estate investing ... if you plan on scaling ... 50 properties or more.

you're just throwing your (or your dad's or other people's) money out the window.I'd be inclined to build your skills from the ground up.

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The same concept applies to any skill in life.

Does he have certain skills or education that could be beneficial for the business?

. - Brief sidenote, I'm a brewer by trade and education, so if anyone wants to do a little skill-swapping, I'd love to show you how to brew/make wine/distill in exchange for a partnership.

Someone who is 60 and is married for 40 years, but still doesn't have a car and has to rent a low-rent unit, AND share a unit with other people (and they were the ones who got evicted, so the story goes) probably doesn't have a very good set of skills when it comes to managing money (or life, for that matter).

Our place is owner occupied, and I wish I had the skills to just fix a dishwasher or the A/C if it goes out (fan outside the house broke like a year ago), but sadly I cannot fix any of this stuff.