This naturally means that system analysis, integration, custom development, and maintenance skills are part of my toolkit.

Try and hone your 'red flag' skills while showing the property.

It's great that you're parlaying your skills to achieve more.  

Recently I installed laminate looking like wood and it looks clean and beautiful :))) installers should be skilled.

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.