Luckily the investing and rehabbing is complimentary and is highly rewarding to me.  

Closing the short sale in CharlestonLaunching 3 free ebooks on my website including self-managing from a distanceMaking sure we have the down payment for our house in the SpringCompiling all our tax and accounting records

Combine your construction experience with Bigger Pockets various resources: ebooks, blogs, forums, podcasts, webinars, colleagues, keyword alerts, an awards system, a learn section, informative people in many fields of real estate, and more.As Brandon Turner says we are considered to be the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with so connect with REIA meetings, and mastermind groups to engage with individuals interested in real estate investing.At the bottom of this page is a list with help in it.

I had a good bit of frustration so I wrote an e-book about how to get into commercial real estate that I would be glad to share with you if you DM me.

There is so much to learn and I am sure that you will find a multitude available for you on here.I want to personally invite you to Snatch your FREE copy of the E-Book, How to Make $10,000 this Month in Real Estate with No Money or No Credit.

I have read biggerpocket's beginners guide ebook and found wholesaling and flipping interesting.

Take advantage of what Bigger Pockets has to offer such as: keyword alerts, forums, blogs, ebooks, awards, webinars, the learn tab, informative people in many fields of real estate, colleagues, and more.

Explore the forums, listen to all the podcasts, read all of the free Ebooks, network with folks on your area!

I also have an e-book I would be willing to share with you, it's the guide to being a RE bird dog.

Check out the podcast, blogs, and free ebooks on the reasource tab.