My advice is to learn Revit inside and out, and you will never be hurting for a job, people will hire you without caring one lick that you're not licensed.

And once the market rebounds and investors lick their paper wounds from equities, there will be another rush to diversify into real estate. 

Intel is investing $20 billion to build chip manufacturing plants in Licking County, which is projected to create 30,000 new jobs.

Instead of learning from the school of hard knocks, getting educated, becoming better at it and licking your wounds, you want them to pay for your education. 

Intel is a great example, who is building the largest chip manufacturing plant in the US right here, and it will be a $20 billion dollar investment that brings a few new thousand jobs.https://www.dispatch.com/story/business/2022/01/21/intel-ohio-building-computer-chip-factories-licking-county-jersey-township/9173472002/ Another example of economic growth is the upcoming Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital which is a 1.9million square foot hospital that will bring over 800 new beds and a thousand new jobs. https://abc6onyourside.com/news/local/new-osu-hospital-expected-to-transform-health-careHere are a few more recent investments https://www.10tv.com/article/money/business/hydrogen-power-company-hyperion-bringing-700-jobs-to-columbus/530-25907aab-5517-4661-a9f3-d2ed2d5be6b0 https://news.wosu.org/news/2022-02-08/rumpke-to-build-50-million-recycling-facility-in-columbus Check out The Complete Guide to the Columbus, Ohio Real Estate Market which goes through the market here is a whole and can guide you to the areas that are most affected by this growth.  

I started funding a Roth IRA for my daughter when she was 5 years old (her first job was licking stamps for my invoices).

Right now I'm ready to throw in the towel, lick my wounds and move on because I can't find anything.

According to Licking County Auditor records, Amazon Data Services Inc. bought 392.11 acres of land ($ $116,653,320.) on the west side of Beech Road and straddling Miller Road on January 17, 2023.Intel has invested $20 billion initially investment in two fabs (short for fabrication plants; they typically produce silicon wafers), with construction beginning in late 2022 and the facility expected to open in late 2025.

Intel is investing $20 billion to build chip manufacturing plants in Licking County, which is projected to create 30,000 new jobs.

For example in Licking County they are very helpful and will walk you through allowed rent cost and send you a landlord packet with all the info you need. just google Licking Metro Housing Authority.