Cash flowed around $1,000 every month for about 6 months, but then all the tenants got laid off (Engineers on weekly contracts) when a local nuclear energy project was complete.

I don't have a university degree in engineering only college which is not equivalent at all so I will never make high income.

Those are in-demand jobs where pay ramps up quickly as you gain skill (takes about 8 years to become a master plumber, and any master who's not making 6 figures is doing something wrong), and they really help you know what you're dealing with as you buy houses in need of renovation.I sort of combined 1 and 3 - ran global groups of software engineers for years, then used the money to start my first business.

I was a Realtor and sold REO properties from 2006 -2010 here in Vegas and then went back to school to use my GI bill and now I'm a software engineer working remotely for a company out of Denver,CO.

I am a real estate broker, registered civil engineer and inactive general contractor.

I work in Hershey as a civil/geotechnical engineer for a specialty contractor.  

I'm always thinking about the next "entrance" whenever I do a deal...then, I reverse engineer from there, coming back into the investment I'm doing from the back door (exit) and to the entrance of the property in question.I analyze as if all the properties are tied together.  

Maybe some of these ideas will help you -Learn Power prospecting - where to find the motivated seller (not listed real estate)Negotiating - how to put the deal together - how to control equity and take possessionContract Engineering - what important clauses to use to able you to assign properties, what to do if things don't work - how not to get sued - Controlling real estate - how to control hundreds of properties with little or no money using check funds - delayed financingCreative Financing - Delayed settlement - banking days - hybrid offers - joint ventures - partnering with sellers - vertical break ups - front porch clauses and contracts - etcA team - a lawyer -they are a dime a dozen - agents - the same price - title companies there are many right in your back yard - none of the above will help you until you have something for them to work on.

A structural engineer from the buildings department claims its strong enough to build on...Im not sure how disclosing the location (further than Brooklyn NY) helps with this question.

I also want to learn about wholesaling and flipping so as to be able to fit the deal to the best exit strategy.I have been working as an engineer for 15 year and even though I enjoy my work, I realize that I am building wealth for somebody else and I want something of my own.