Construction, building physical things, and mechanical work has been a weakness for me. 

I realize there are many ways of achieving this - some that I am already working towards - but the challenge of real estate has the additional allure of managing a physical asset in the world.My goal right now is to learn as much about real estate as possible and purchase a duplex/triplex by summer 2020 so I can move out of my current rental and use my future tenant's rental payment to help pay loans and expenses.If you're in the Chicago area or have/had similar goals as mine, I'd love to hear your stories.

Separation doesn't have to be a physical separation. 

Also it's amazing to see what other investors are doing without being physically there.

I won tournaments & was really reaching my peak in terms of physical ability and mental confidence when all of a sudden one day, I slipped in Ice while working at the Post Office carrying packages & that was the end of my boxing career.

New zoning/usage was now commercial, Proximity to Wal-Mart and new grocer coming in nearby.

I’m an Australian, and I want to invest my 60k towards the end of this year after I feel more competent in my knowledge.But looking on Roofstock, Zillow, Redfin etc, I’m seeing what looks like nice places (physically) for roughly 100k.

I've seen a few low-end rentals with physical DVDs, but I've never had any interest in using them.

No holes in the walls, raccoons or poop buckets to be seen.This area is one of the last "affordable" areas in or close to seattle, and it does have some challenges still but given the proximity to Seattle and Renton and light rail transit nearby and various other factors,   its gonna keep improving as long as the big one doesn't hit or Mt rainier doesn't go kablooie.

My physical therapist with a fancy downtown location had their certificate of occupancy held up for 4 months after construction finished, and I'm 100% certain it's because his boss wouldn't pay the right person.