The $12,000 budget is to pay a friend to help teach me carpentry skills and complete the work.

Really refugees can come from any walk of life in their home country but they may wind up at entry level jobs here even if they were successful at home because of  lack of language skills and education that may not help them here.

Be sure to polish up your 'negotiating skills' so you stay in control during these conversations!

Most have no skills and the resulting work will devalue your property resulting in additional cost for th einvestor to undo their work.

The best option may be to volunteer or intern possibly unpaid to learn the skills you need that way once 1 year rolls around you will be ready to go.

Don't try to figure out title issues on your own unless you're a skilled legal practitioner in real estate. 

If you have a skill such as being a realtor, finding off-market deals, or doing your own GC work to save money then great!

Your activity level in Flight School will be intense at times, and I would suggest you don't need other distractions from concentrating on perfecting your aviation skills. 

If they are senior citizens and are wheelchair-bound Medi-Cal will pay for care for them to stay in a skilled nursing facility all-expenses-paid.

If you're only half way in it, you're not going to have the knowledge and skill level required to properly take care of your client.