Having the skill set to close transactions is something you can take anywhere and have a career as a closer.  

I run an IT consulting firm and a martial arts school.I've been looking into investing for quite some time.

My only debt is my car payment for $325I do not have the stamina or the social skills for flipping or wholesalling, so I want to buy and hold for cash flow, and sparingly sell for  capital gain (I think that is the right term)I am thinking of the following, let me know if  am being naive, ... with compassion, I am a newbie after allA triplex, right in my current neighborhood, and me moving to one of the units.

My guess a DIY or semi-skilled mason.

Politically, we consider our selves very liberal, love to be closer to culture and arts.

This is due to a variety of factors, including loss of previously skilled workers moving to other industries, and immigrants moving back to their original countries, neither looking to return to this type of work.

There is a skill to logo design that involves capturing the identity of the company and establishing credibility at a graphic level.  

that sounds awesome.I'm in awe of people with those analytic geek skills. but the word geek in me can't help but point out that in Latin (-us) is the suffix for a male name.

I am dedicated to finding a network of people and resources to improve my skills and help me reach my goals to invest in residential properties and achieve financial freedom. 

They try to do the work themselves, even though most of them don't have prior craft skills.