A go to tool for a good land sales guy ( me) was a metal detector to find those rebars that were put in 20 30 40 years ago.we worked subdivisions that were originally surveyed in the 20s and marked with redwood stakes.. and being CA that means they were at some point burnt down.. so you just looked for OLD little pile of ash's  :)  I had the 100 ft roll tape  could work out declination on my compass for true lot line direction then whip out the metal detector and try to find the rebar in 10 foot area.. worked most of the time.my current project Ivyridgeestatescanby  dot  com  our front lot line splits the sideway in half.. so surveyor comes back after we poor sidewalk  ( our responsibility financially) and monuments the front lot lines with brass markers in the concrete. there was a true art to selling rural lands..

I am also considering side hustles and possibly doing some art commissions.

Understanding the legal description, particularly one described by metes and bounds, is an art unto itself and mistakes are common and made by experienced title examiners. 

Pictures are artfully taken.  

If you pick pieces you really like you will be surprised how the rooms come together to look great, especially if you add art, which you can also buy thrift.

When I have availability I try to call into these local meetings that Jonathan Greene puts on:1st Wednesday of every month at 7 PM EST:Zen and the Art of Real Estate Investing - Tri-StateLink: https://bit.ly/tristatezenThis is for real estate investors with active investment or interest in real estate in New Jersey, New York, or Pennsylvania.

Cold calling is an art and to do it right requires quite a bit more than just getting on a dialer to ensure the best "return on investment".

Putting a garage door in place and renting it as an art studio or workshop?

There is more art than science to this. 

Thankfully I had gotten ahold of BiggerPockets, because the Art Of The Deal sucked so bad I thought about throwing out the mound of books I had just purchased on the subject.