It seemed a project just the right size for our budget and our skills.

I want to know is it a good idea to invest in an organization that provides classes to teach real estate and provides a community for networking with already professional investors? 

You will learn HUGE amounts of skills you will need later on.Another example would be Construction Skills.

If you are willing to do some physical labor, you can learn a skill and get to know a whole lot about houses in the process.

I'd be much more organized and specific when getting bids next time around i.e. making sure that each line item and cost is clear, timing, draws, and making sure I get recommendations on current, past, and upcoming project they're working on.

If nothing else, the silver lining I see is some time to get caught up on things we normally don't have time for; workouts at home or in a park, spring cleaning, or learning something new like a skill or language.

Too much is relying on the skills of the agent and the fortune of the sellers that is going to either create too much risk to be profitable or prices so high, you can't be competitive. 

That way you will master those skills and in a few months you can start crushing it out there!

Leaving it up because in this case, many of the rent-strike pages DO originate from truly communist organizations.

It’s going to be with 3 maintenance supervisors over a group of complexes and they’re going to ask about my handyman skills.