It's hard but I won't give up feel like everything I've been studying is a lie

If you must market on the cheap, and you've studied your real estate basics already, then you'll need to trade time, gas and shoe leather for a house with equity.You do know what to do with one when you get a prospect who's eager to sell, don't you?

The text I have read recommend studying local markets to understand what real estate prices are and where they are going.  

He doesn't seem to understand that you can study the market and buy right, and use leverage as a tool rather than as speculation. 

Kind of like asking your flight's airline pilot to teach you to fly.Read BP posts, buy books, take action, study, talk to people, sit around courthouse observing hearings, pull case files, knock on doors, go to seminars.

-I know how to do basic repairs--hammer and nail sort of stuff--and am generally a quick study when it comes to the stuff that I don't know.

I've been taking the time to study and analyze properties for about 4 - 5 months.

As for custom home building, I understand that gaining new clients will be difficult since I haven't built a home for someone else yet and  I don't even have my Class A Builder's License (I'm currently studying for the test).  

Many lack comprehension skills, like school people go everyday study hard and still fail. 

You can invest a considerable amount of money preparing reports, plans and studies and they still can say no.