In an effort to improve my real estate investing skills and better serve my buyers I have a couple of questions:1.

Once you get two or three large projects going you may want to consider hiring a runner (man with a van) to keep your skilled help out of Home Depot and focused on production. 

I usually just tender separate cashier's checks with specific payment instructions because loan servicers hire payment processors with limited skills, low pay and few powers of discretion. 

I'm finally ready to combine these two sets of skills and start investing in real estate in my spare time.

The micro market got soft there was a bunch of rental homes owned by the last builder who had to hold in 09... and this spring they put them on the market causing downward pricing.. along with subs and materials creep up led to a break even scenario..

I am familiar with Baltimore city, rules and regulations and trying to expand my skills to a property management business.

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?

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.