My main goal is it be able to retire at age 40 from my main job and work entirely on my real estate portfolio.

He had a tech job and we talked the business and he was legit and when meeting the family, they were very respectful. 

Learning how to use the correct tools and materials for a job, YouTube videos and even ChatGPT will help you get through 80% of the problems you will run into.My rule was I would not mess with HVAC, plumbing and electrical Or if it would take more than a few hours. 

Skip the class and go straight to learning on the job.

A written job offer detailing pay.

Or you might have to suck it up at that job and do real estate part time till it takes off

A lot of major companies are choosing to build and develop here (Intel, Meta, Amazon, Google, etc.) so the population and job market are also growing.

I just lost my job a few days ago, the reason for picking any state nothing tying me down to this area.

This is a hard job.

One marks up larger jobs, but won't say how much.