However in the past I've done the majority of the physical labor on the jobs, and have grown weary of this part of the process, I've tried hiring contractors but pricing seems so high it's hard to make deals work, so my question is where do you find people to hire full time for general work like drywall, flooring, painting, etc.....

local vs. virtual - if the greatest REI bookkeeper lives down the street from you, that means that your books only get done when they can physically get to you.

Physical assets being intrinsic was a small period of time, that's a rarity in the real sense when you look everywhere else.  

They partner with banks that have a physical presence, so you can use their ATM.

They physically can't.

For instance, they're opposites in terms of liquidity, physicality, age of the business model, volatility, etc., etc.  ...and, my impression is that they're also opposites in terms of the mindsets of the investors (e.g.; many RE investors have comparatively longer time horizons, and I would assume that most RE investors have a lower tolerance for risk).I'm a RE investor, and don't have any crypto, but I have plenty of friends who hold a lot of crypto, and we've discussed crypto endlessly...At the risk of sounding like a luddite, even after years of discussions and reading countless articles, I still don't feel like I have a good understanding of crypto.  ...and frankly, I'm skeptical of people who claim to have a thorough understanding of it (yet, there are no shortage of self-proclaimed "experts" who describe crypto with the confidence of someone predicting a sunrise!)

@Victoria Pham Start small, but getting physically experience in real estate.

If you can physically afford $50 or $100/mo more is there ANY chance you’re moving over $50 or $100?

It looks like in your state (CT) like my state PA that electricity is de-regulated meaning that the consumer can actually choose the company that generates the electricity separate of the one that maintains the physical lines and handles billing.

I know of some people that bought in Anah a couple of years back and had some issues with both legal and physical delivery of their units.