Instead they work for someone else, trade stocks/bonds on their own and are very good at what they do and enjoy it (read get paid well for their skills).I also know people who never have worked for someone else and make as much money as a doctor would at 30, running their own company, with zero debt or college education.Personally I’m somewhere in the middle.

I considered cleaning my studio condo myself but found out that my time is better spent otherwise and also my cleaning people have way better skills in that, lol.

Some landlords do not have the skill set necessary to succeed in C neighborhoods. 

My name is Sean I am a life long Carpenter with many construction skill sets in residential and Commercial construction.

They tend to have the perfect personalities and skill set for dealing with bad tenants.

Yes, there's been several skills I've acquired/learned before I turned 18 that I carry with myself every day.

I'd like to build up my creative financing skills whether this one works out or not.The house last sold in 1995 for $34,000.

Probably not, considering that 10 years ago it was the worse economic crisis in at least 70 years since the Great Depression.BUT, if those who did not understand that it was a FANTASTIC time to invest once the crisis was over, even if the same thing occurs, their risk intolerance will probably steer them to the investments that won't appreciate the most, and that is unfortunate.This is really about education in the long run.People have to add to their inventory of skill sets for an investor the ability to calculate and understand appreciation and other future values.It's the only way to get used to the psychology that things change in the future and where you buy can either capture that change if it's good, or avoid it if it is not.I just can't believe people make a decision on an Investment based on one single calculation for today, usually the Cash on Cash Return, and then completely ignore all future economics.That's like the squirrel that doesn't bother saving his nuts for the winter because he has a lot around in the fall when they dropped off the trees.Good thing squirrels can think about the future value of saving his nuts!

I need to go to my mom's Skilled Nursing Facility in a little bit but I know how stressful dealing with properties at a distance is.

BRRRR one to two units building your comfort level, skills and contacts.