We have really high standards due to learning from very skilled craftsman and am very picky but I am realizing that maybe I need to overlook cosmetic things that others might not notice (i.e. correct trim cuts perfect paint lines, ect.).

Do you have skills you can offer other investors?

I think it's vital to have a good realtor on your side.

@Valeria Vitale Your question is too broad.  

You also want to build your math skills to a point where you are very comfortable with numbers. 

I've been in restaurants most of my life, managing and opening them, and i think those skills can/will translate nicely into managing the multiple aspects of RE investing.  

That is going to be vital in any business.

It's just a matter of time before you will have to shell out some funds.3) Why not ramp up your business and acquire some of your own skills and do your own PM and learn to screen and find good tenants?

You need to enter into a JV, or some sort of partnership...one where you have a skill that can be utilized, even if it's something like time expended searching for properties.  

Right now I am learning and gaining new skills in Tampa which I plan to take to Athens so I don't have to depend on a ever so dreadful J O B and do Real Estate full time.