Desk jobs do not sound appealing so kind of leaning toward a skilled trade that would work well with rehabbing (HVAC, Electrician, Carpentry etc.).

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However your cognitive skills are flawed.

I also met another broker in person with a similar skill set of finding TLC homes.

@Adam Goldberg Not sure what her skill set is, but these days there are plenty of work-from-home opportunities that stay-at-home moms are doing well at. 

If there is a shortage of on street parking, then off street parking becomes more valuable.

Hopefully your skill set and talent and grit will get you there at some point.

Some agents have good negotiation skills (after all, they do it for a living) and they give you a buffer to the other side's craziness. 

agree to the extent you can house hack  4 plex in your area with FHA loan you get in with minimal down you live there a year.. you keep your powder dry.with your skills I would look for value add .. buy one do the work  then refi. don't go spending all your cash.. keep no consumer debt and keep collecting cash.. real estate will always be here.. it always has.. be selective and methodical and in a few decades you will be smiling.

Way back in 2006 I started looking at real-estate investing as a good investment but I'm in the financial sector, son of a banker, I knew that land lording took some carpentry skills I just did not have.