Confirming what we experience every day, if you're not doing the work yourself, then good luck finding a contractor in Southern California who can answer your call.http://www.pasadenastarnews.com/business/20170830/la-construction-firms-cant-find-enough-skilled-workers-amid-too-much-demand-for-fixing-up-homes-granny-flats

This increase in jobs and commerce has caused a demand for housing, and answering the questionwhy investing in Central OH Real Estate maybe a good investment .There is also a shortage of inventory in both the low to mid-range rental market and in the houses for sale market.

When you get your statement of increase, and the mortgage company finds you have a shortfall, now they want to increase it to make up for last years shortage, and raise it again for the increase next year, even though by then you will probably get another increase and be behind again. 

I'm sure there are more skilled persons in finances/taxes/lending that can jump in on this forum.

You might get a short sale to work by agreeing to pay back some of the shortage.

Im sure your aware of the construction industry labor shortage..

For that reason, I'm trying to focus my research efforts more on areas that have skilled laborers and hospitals.

Once you get that, shop around skilled laborers to do the floors, and most of the other cosmetic work you could probably do yourself.

With experience comes a broad understanding, finesse, and skill, all of which I'm sure you exercise in these situations.

What are the first skills one should obtain to get started?