Quote from @Dekota Oechsle: As someone getting started, what trade-offs are generally sought after for a seasoned investor to mentor someone? 

What's holding me back is that I am a risk manager by trade, so I tend to think in terms of mitigating potential risks.

@Carlos Handler it sounds like you need to trade in some of your equity for cash flow, this will probably require reducing some of the leverage that you have and buying in a different market.

There's more than one trade to put on.

Spend ever holiday and summer working for trades right now. 

Unfortunately, nobody will give you something for nothing...That said, I would suggest working on creating the value you can trade for the other piece of the deal (either money or the REALLY good deal).

But you do get that guaranteed rent as a trade off for your work.I have some section 8 tenants and other programs that are 10X tougher.

Best tip: Go to "B or C" apartment complex, locate the maintenance man, he is jack of all trades, master of none but can do almost anything you need done.....he gets paid at best $15-20 an hour.  

Go to school and finish “ No Quitting” One went to college and graduated, with no debt because they worked all through college and applied to enough scholarships to make your head spin.One left home early and found consistent employment currently a young supervisor( now married with kids)The last one stayed home like first one got a trade in the electrical field (graduated).Then I told them no outside debt, you are getting houses.

depends on how active you are but remember you likely strive to make more than the trades (even though plumbers are expensive, my time is worth much more).