I have great saling skills, marketing skills, people skills, listening & leadership skills so I'm sure I will enjoy this Field!

Take that knowledge and become confident in yourself and utilize your skills to advance your REI career. 

So how you evaluate a market in the hospitality industry is a very different skill set than say looking at single or multi-family property.

That may not be true for a specific area or specific experts who are extraordinarily lucky or exceptionally skilled investors.What @Andrew Martin said is a great truth. 

I have tenants who just moved into my condo and are requesting compensation for: (1) repainting (I had to repaint a wall in a different color than they originally saw when I took down my speakers); (2) loud bathroom fans in each bathroom; (3) Ceiling fans that are outdated but functional; (4) wall wiring so that their t.v. does not reveal the wires; (5) fridge filter which admittedly was old and they noted that my flooring has a soft spot but did not request replacement (yet!).

Whomever does this will need a strong stomach and property management skills. 

My goals are hopefully pretty modest.....maybe ultimately 2 deals per year, as I work full time.I admit, that my knowledge is strongly focused on the nuts-and-bolts of the business.....design/construction/skilled trades.....and so I'm on here, trying to enhance my ability to bird dog deals as well as finance them.I've done a little research, and there's a fella buying distressed properties here and there in town, at roughly half of county tax assessment value (which seems to be roughly 80% of actual market value), then mortgaging the very same day at about assessment value.....then rehabbing and reselling within a few months.

Yes there are exceptions and every deal is different but the point is that ground up vs revenue management require two very different skill sets.

Unless you're talking about a large parrot, small birds sing softly during the daytime and are delightful to hear.

Those younger workers don't get broken in to basic jobs skills early.