Lol, I'm  not sure i was very helpful, more anecdotal lol.I learned to estimate from other contractors many years ago.I found labor unit books from college bookstores.

Lessons learned?

I've accepted that I will take a significant loss on this, and have already learned a ton from it, but I would like to reduce the total loss as much as possible.

While you may not have learned much about real estate you have learned a lesson about life and business.

Lessons learned?

Understanding when to cut your losses and sell a poorly performing investment is one of the most difficult decisions a real estate investor must learn to make.

What are some lessons you’ve learned—good or bad—from your land investments?

Use these two years as a way to learn the lay of the land.

I joined Pace Morby's Subto and Gator communities and worked on a Subto low equity acquisitions team, where I learned as much as I could and closed on my first few deals. 

I took many courses before actually taking action on my first investment and I still have self-doubt when attempting new strategies and I have failed.Second, anyone who has not experienced self-doubt has not pushed themselves into the uncomfortable place of trying something new and potentially failing but learning a great lesson making them stronger.You are capable Robel.