God I wish I had bought some then... had no idea how creative I could have gotten.Just keep rolling the way you are, and you’ll have more deals than you can handle, especially with a good full time job’s income to work with.As always, if you’re unsure of your skill at negotiating, etc, find a good partner you trust, preferably with some good experience, like a (good) realtor or contractor, who have value to add and learn from them.  

And, what skills do I highlight? 

I do a lot of work on the side and feel my skills could be of use in the right situation.

I'm pretty skilled at building maintenance and improvements, and between my own experience and the property manager I've got the business of running the rental properties dialed in fairly well.    

I do not have any real estate specific skills, but I work in finance so I'm reasonably comfortable with numbers.

Considering it's going out of business, probably not the best choice, just because parts and support will be a mess.Yes, I have circular saw (Skill) and a chop (miter) saw (Hitachi). 

It goes on to say I should hire a skilled tradesman for evaluation of anything specific to a trade. 

And please comment on any tips that you may have to improve my critical thinking skills here!

I know learning SEO can take some time but to me, it's such a worthwhile skill to have. 

Unbeknownst to me, I followed Ken’s advice on how to overcome this problem: leveraging your skills with OPM.Here is a brief summary of how I went from living in an 600 sq ft apartment in 2012 to owning a house in Seattle and 35 rental units across nine buildings in Everett.