Let me know if I left out any vital information!

Now, more than ever, it's clear that possessing business, RE and public speaking skills will actually play out quite well.

I am new to the world of real estate investing but am confident that my sales / negotiating skills will prove very useful!

I have made some money in Real Estate and would like to fine tune my skills by starting on some cash flow properties.

This will be a good skill to have as an investor.

I need to sharpen my rental calculation skills if I am going to mess with multi's.

I hope to rely on my existing skills to prosper in this industry-thanks

You might try getting a second job and a hardware store or something that will give you some sort of industry skills.

Read in the rental property forum to learn about true expenses and what makes a good deal.Given you background in construction, you should have the skills and contacts to do rehab work.

Yes I was, but according to my bosses (and my peers) I wasn't a very good one...Luckily, it turns out that my negotiating and business strategy skills were worth a lot of money to those same companies...so I was quickly able to give up my lame attempts at being a computer programmer...