After you hit a certain net worth, total return is what matters and in RE cash flow has the worst tax impact so trading cash flow for return elsewhere can make sense.  

If you're interested in learning tactile skills like the building trades then doing is probably the best route.

For newly constructed, purchased or renovated properties and also retroactive generally over the last 10 years, building components are properly classified into individual units of property and accurate recovery periods for computing depreciation deductions.

I had a previous computer consulting business that I sold so I had some cash in hand to start with.  

I’m a recent graduate from community college and currently a senior at George Mason University, majoring in Information Technology with a concentration in cloud computing.

I am a musician by trade and so spend most of my time on the road.

For people that want more opportunity in their lives what comforts can they trade, what calculated risks can they take today for that opportunity/wealth in the future? 

All the wholesalers I've been finding work for either Fair Trade or New Western.

this does not compute for me. 

I placed classified ads in automotive repair shop trade journals, announcing by services.6.