I do know some smaller licensed contractors, they tend to be very picky about how they spend their time.On the other hand, contracting is pretty irregular, with very slow times.

BTW, in 25 years of having rentals in TX (as many as 16 at one point) I NEVER had a tenant go to court and get any money back from me.I always handed the tenant a copy of the checklist once we had completed the walktrough.

I've got my tool belt on and a sledge in my hand.

I am looking to start investing in real estate in the next couple of years and see where i can go with it. for now i am just trying to gain any first hand investing experience i can get.

But now I am just working, I have more time (and money) to get my hands dirty.

Cash in hand (aka equity in one form or another) is opportunity to make even more money, and should never be squandered.

if someone is going to take a chance on you, you need to do all you can to educate yourself on the business at hand -before they start wasting their time on you.

The Eagle Center has a handful of condo areas available (they are selling shells for people to develop themselves).

I have called everyone* that appears to be selling an investment type property or renting a property in the paper.What I always get are people who get it (REI and wholesaling in general) a little, but they are a company that holds several apartment buildings, and nothing smaller than maybe a 20 unit.OR, I get people that have a handful or 1 SFH rental, who do not get it at all.

i don't have much experience, especially with reo's, but i do have a lot of free time to be handing out questionable advice...