I was doing contractor work since my early teens as a helper and it afforded me the opportunity to learn many valuable lessons on someone elses dime. 

It's geared for financial education for teens and young adults!

I am homeschooling 4 teens (3 with special needs) so time is much more limited these days.My other biggest obstacle is not feeling confident in the way forward....at 47 years old, potentially very limited access to traditional financing, a strong need to build shorter-term cash-flow for retirement and longer-term generational wealth...not sure if multi-family should be my focus? 

boys or girls, toddlers or teens, scary or imaginative.

Go passive, get 10% CoC and high teens on sale of value add approaches with proven syndicate operators and go do what you do best.

To note they have bearings instead of bushings which is better.The small non sexy things that affect the envelope are easy DIY type items, but it's slow going.A hole behind the thermostat is a big deal because its sensing unconditioned wall space as well as the envelope.Every single gang electrical box passes around 1 cubic foot per minute of air, 6 in recessed light even more.

Real Estate is a fun and sexy industry.

In north Idaho, temps often get down to the teens and sometimes below zero.

@Greg PondThrowing out the obvious non-sexy repairs -- roof, sewer, etc. -- that nonetheless matter a lot, I'd say there are four big renovations that bring a nice return on investment for properties in Denver and Colorado Springs.A moderate kitchen update.

I am seeing ROI's in the mid-teens every year!