Also, if you are not geographically limited, you can try to match up your talent/interests with an area that offers a more reasonable cost of living. $400k housing and $9k in taxes annual, plus the utility costs there, don't really make Vermont that attractive from a financial point of view (which is too bad because it's a beautiful state).

You are on a journey, and like every great journey, you will face obstacles, overcome struggles, push forward, and discover new talents along the way.

You have the absolute right idea by being willing to bring your skills and talents to the table to benefit someone more experienced than you in exchange for the opportunity to learn.

Think about what you’re good at and what your talents are then try to find an investment strategy that uses your strengths.

Your particular family member might be super talented.

That means something different to everyone, but I think giving life anything less than YOUR best is wasted talent and time.

If you have construction knowledge, that may be a plus for a value-add deal.Without any capital or experience, it is going to be hard to lock up a property, so my advice is to partner with someone.We do this occasionally with talented individuals who want to add value to the sponsorship.

This led to the development of many strong relationships and a network of talented individuals.

Despite an enormous amount of talent and nearly 20 years of working his butt off, he's in the lower end of middle class.

You don't need extraordinary talent or a super high IQ to pull it off (though I am sure you have both).