Maybe get a part time job with a contractor and learn some valuable skills that will make you a ton of money when you buy your first place.

Second, it encapsulates the most valuable skill set of all, shared in every strategy.

Then after my second devoice I went to work for a local large management company doing rehabs making some one else money I don’t do every thing flooring is best left to guys that know what their doing and not typically a one man job, roofing I can do it but again not really a one man job, didn’t do drywall for a long time either because need to know what your doing and I didn’t found a guy that wanted to learn about plumbing when I was working for a management co in Minnesota we work projects together to exchange skills now I can make a hole in a wall look like it was never there or sheet rock a whole house.

I called and told him I'm paying him for licensed skilled workers but I'm not seeing any of that.. he couldn't argue with that he just got upset and pretended he did not know they were unlicensed (even though he told me before they have been working for him for years and he crew also confirmed that).

I am also interested in creative financing.Anyone interested in my skills and knowledge and would like to share in theirs message me!

There are definitely deals to be had here that will cashflow but it is a skill game to find properties as there isn't much low hanging fruit left. 

I can easily imagine a seller filing a complaint/lawsuit on how they were taken advantage of by the unscrupulous licensed, skilled professional real estate agent.

On the market potential there - even though it's a stagnant mostly rural area, evidently there is a relative shortage of rental properties, and a relative surplus of folks who don't qualify for a mortgage or can't save for down payment.

I have found that craftsmen often have favorite tools, often very specialized tools, that experience and skill have taught them to value.

The ability to walk away from bad deals is a necessary skill.