They brought their high-quality hospitality skills with them and the rooms listed have significantly improved over the same time period.

With your husband’s skills, assisting on fix-and-flip or BRRRR projects could offer hands-on experience.

Revenue management is a skill.

Even at 18 you may have some skills that you have learned like sales, marketing, research, data analysis, and others. 

You bring the skills; they bring the funds—win-win.Private Money Lending: Find people (friends, family, colleagues) interested in real estate but not actively involved.

There isn't any money in being an Agent who just helps tenants find apartments so nobody with any skill is going to be offering that service.

You're paying for your agent's connections, their negotiating skills, and their local knowledge and experience.I would start with telling your agent what your investment goals or strategies are, and how they've helped others achieve that goal. 

You have to change the way think and know you are chasing time freedom.To get time freedom, you use all of your skills and assets, but you don't scale too quickly.

Now, I also run the Property Profit Academy, where we help investors sharpen their skills and level up their investing game.

@Helene GoodworthTo expand your network, identify your areas of interest, highlight your construction skills' application to investment projects, actively participate in local and online groups, and seek mentorship and guidance from experienced investors.