I know my market and feel that I have skills needed to take a stab at this on a larger scale.

As Ben mentioned, the labor is what's going to kill you on those old windows, labor and the fact that unless you have guys working for you that are real skilled at painting and glazing, they're probably not going to look "picture perfect" when they're done, either.

Experience, skills, etc. to show that you will be able to do the job, and make a profit.

Having only one aspect such as land may not be sufficient in an equitable exchange for the economic benefit for the use of money.If someone has no management skills, no experience, no capital or income, and can't contribute anything to improve the land as labor, but has 1,000 acres and wants to borrow $1,000.00 that is not an equitable exchange. if any lender did lend in that situation it would be a predatory transaction.

Through this site I hope to learn if my skill-sets are suited for this line of work, and if RE investing is compatible with my desired lifestyle.  

However, there is a soft black material that has been glued to the cement floors and getting it up is proving to be a total nightmare.  

I had a hardwood flooring business and my family has done hardwood for years absolutely don't use pine in your rental it's an extremely soft wood and will not last at all.

Do you have skills and/or upload pages yourself?

So because its such a shotgun approach in certain markets.. ( Portland being one) your response rate will be very low) so they are shocked to even get a call.the next thing is these folks listen to what's written here but they have no phone or sales skills.. they may be young and think it cool to use old technology.. but their target market is not young and not tech driven.. they simply don't understand what they need to do.Their are definite sales skills that are needed to cold call people and then turn them and close them.. think of Stock brokers etc. its called a one call close.. your one call to get an appointment .

I'm currently learning coding on my own so I can have a skill where I can relocate and still earn income while learning and becoming a real estate investor part-time like many of the BP podcast interview I've come across.