For me the most important skills to work on are evaluating the ARV, evaluating the rehab costs, estimating what your holding costs are going to be, creating many personal connections with other real estate professionals through networking, making offers, managing renovation projects and negotiating with sellers.Unless you have already mastered these skills I believe they are more important than learning how to renovate with your hands.  

Ask for help from friends who might know about one of the trades (Pay them with beer if you can).

I'm in Canton and have a good network of contractors and skilled workers in the area because of our own rehabs and through our property management company.I see you are in Roswell, but I'm uncertain where the house you are rehabbing is located.

I'm in the early stages, but I think we might have some complementary skills/assets.

. -- Don’t just be a “jack-of-all-trades" 3.

From there, increase to 1000.Own a vacation home/rental in Hawaii and a beach house on the West Coast (Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Newport Beach, San Diego, etc).To flip an eight figure deal (already completed seven figure deals).To visit as many locations as possible teaching others the tricks of the real estate trade.

You'll also need a skilled lending attorney to ensure the origination was done properly and that the paperwork is flawless.

Escrows in note trades have issues since often times the contracts used do not properly address the concept of an escrow.

There are trade offs between a fixed loan and a line of credit.Line of credit-Harder to get on investment properties.

I've found these guys to have a much better attitude than the old guard guys who only do one trade and try to look for any reasons to not pass you, or to tell you why they can't do something.