If you are lacking in skills and network then you need to find  a great deal to bring to an experienced operator and partner with them.

It takes hard work and discipline, and some sacrifice to save money and these skills are very important for a Real Estate Investor. 

This is a great way to start because not only are you living very cheaply or for free in some cases, it is also giving you the knowledge and skills on how to be a landlord and deal with issues as they arise.

But it takes programming skills.

But to be honest with you, If you do not learn some construction skills, your progress will be a lot slower as contractors will be raking in the majority of your profits.Get a pro account on this site so you can access the PRO only blogs and avoid all the goofy stuff that can confuse you sometimes.Take NO advice from salesmen such as realtors/brokers.

Solo enables you to learn all aspects and keep more of your earnings, but it will also require you to be 100% responsible for every aspect and probably see slower growth.It's a pretty wide-open question and difficult to answer without knowing you, your skill set, your resources, and your goals.

Having remodeling skills and time to unleash them on a property is awesome and can be an advantage to you with something you can get into locally.

Back those in my EARLY Days I also started to attend every real state auction, that's where my real education really started (meeting seasoned investors and learning about values, hard and soft money, leverage, negotiating and skinny contracts making offers and sharping my skills on nothing down methods and creative financing and options.

Do you have multiple Sub Contractors, for similar trade skills, such as plumbers, electricians, flooring crews, painters, etc.?

I've done some renovations, can use power tools, measure, help with installation of cabinets, etc. so I have some skills to help my projects along.