Being in school 4 days out of the week really limits my time and so part-time/weekend jobs would be ideal.

I wonder if it will bring mainly 'blue collar' jobs to the area.

I'm willing to give up my weekends to help in exchange show me whatever it is that needs to be done.Bit of my background.Located in San Diego.In my late twenties.Currently holding a full-time job in software and wants to GTFO from 9-5.I've done some rehab on homes when I was younger.

My job also requires me to know the areas.I have two children of my own so I understand what you are saying when referring to making sure you move to a good neighborhood.It all depends on what type of home you desire to live in.

This is a job.

Winning half of Amazon’s HQ2 is no consolation prize — the news means 25,000 new jobs for the region, and many of them will command salaries on average of $150,000 per year.

This is our job description as "investor".   

As with everything, check references, past jobs, etc. 

I know great guys who are just overwhelmed, they don't return calls or texts because they're swamped and already have jobs lined up for the next 2-3 months.

You could lose this thing as Jay mentions... this was far more common coming out of the deep dark recession.. but now a days builders don't need to do this and if they need to do this means they are either long on jobs or short on capital.