***I appreciate the opportunity to be part of this large community and be able to learn new skills everyday!

They are for travelling contractors, those scary looking guys with neck tats you see doing skilled labor at a refinery (welders, pipefitters, boilermakers).

They pick one or two things to do and they partner with other people that complement their skills. 

This is assessed more easily on a personal/individual level; there is great skill involved in tactfully developing a risk appetite profile for let’s say a pension or institutional fund, or even a potential private investor.

While it is not difficult and if you want to grow a portfolio it is a skill worth learning, if you have one shot and want to get this right, maybe it's a good thing to hire a professional.

I am trying to hone my skills to sniff out the next hot spot.

It costs money and good set of negotiating/marketing skills.

But if you are looking for someone with the skills I have, well, you know...

And it's an easy thing to tackle that doesn't take any special SEO knowledge or skill. 

The property price and rents you describe sound good if the units are in fairly good shape (i.e. rentable), and if the location is decent.It's great that you have a background in the trades, it's really helpful to have those skills to apply to a fixer-upper.