That sounds intense. 

on the other hand, ask them to allow you to test and clean rather than them give a hearsay appear and disappear story.

Short answer: STR and REPS are TWO DIFFERENT tests, unrelated to one another. 

It's the best way to test what you like and don't like in a low risk environment.Once you've done this, you'll probably have even more saved up and experience to make you more confident in choosing a direction.If you decide to just dive into one of these markets and strategies, I'd recommend focusing on your personality, goals (cash flow first or something else) and how much time you have.

There were pros and cons to this, but the biggest outcome is that Architecture, while being very overhead intensive, education intensive and having significant professional liability is one of the lowest paid "professions".

Once you have a shortlist, sign up for an account with each one and test them extensively to see how they function.

I have gone down the path of painting a few times and it is quite labor intense and with that not cheap, it has to bone REALLY well - prep-work, primer, coat finish, the right products etc otherwise you get crap results.

It was super intense at times and definitely frustrating. 

Perform due diligence, including soil tests, environmental assessments, and surveys to ensure the land is suitable for construction.

Typically we want to take gains from risky/labor intensive/short term investments and roll them into long term/stable/more passive investments.