I think the greatest take away for me is to be Focused on what you want and Networking is your greatest tool (and my weakest skill). 

Quote from @Jared W Smith: In commenting on your 2nd point, an Architect familiar with development vs an Architect that does other types of work each have different skill sets @Robert Frazier. 

There's no one size fits all approach to real estate investing and depending on your resources, skill set, and capabilities you may excel in one particular market or utilizing a specific strategy whereas another investor will excel using a different approach.  

We have a chronic housing shortage here in Milwaukee, both for rent and for sale.

And put those CPA skills to work!

There are countless episodes on the various strategies as well as some of the soft skills you will need as an investor.

(trying out my newly learned skills, lol) I completely agree with you that it is important to know your market as I'm trying to learn mine right now.

Labor shortages have hit that industry just like everything else, so finding reliable, trustworthy, quality cleaners is a challenge everyone is facing.

@Ryan LudwickStart your real estate investment journey by leveraging engineering skills to analyze markets, spot trends, and build a team.

It is true that as much as it is tempting and desirable to focus on a hundred things at the same time, actually staying focused on a specific thing and trying to master it is a difficult skill.