She has also developed a positive relationship with him which has led to discussions with him sharing his financial situation (which is not terribly good due to the poor estimation skills mentioned before). 

With your skills and contacts in the industry you can certainly find some value-add opportunities.

Developing my skills and knowledge of real estate in general.

Take a course and implement immediately what skill you've learned before you move to the next thing.4) Become an expert at one thing.

Of course this depends on your landlording skills. 

Professionals master one major skill at a time.

However, given my home reno skills and work in the architecture/construction industry (albeit not residential) I see this as a great opportunity for all of us to make some extra cash in the sale of this property as a ‘light’ flip.

@Rein Garcia My business is run almost exclusively with VA's...support staff is local just because it makes sense as she improves her skill-set and grows with the company into other positions...programmers, coders, mapping solutions, website design, all branding and design work is completed by VA's...

Relentless, I decided to pursue higher pay and started applying to places that I believed would shell out more money for my entry level skills.

(And yes, if you manage your retirement savings with Fidelity, you're using tools that were built by myself and the team I led.)I am hoping to connect with other like-minded folks here, as well as those whose interests and skills complement my own.