Here's some food for thought:Before you make your first investment, meet with a mortgage/financial professional.

(Your home, food, transportation, entertainment, etc.)  

On an hourly rate I’m probably not receiving much more than I would at a fast food place if I worked similar hours, certainly far far less than I earn hourly in my day job.

I am not working a JOB tied down to a boss... i do operate my own wild food plant business which gives me alot of down time for other things.

For me reasons include: better able to be a niche salesperson e.g. investors, in a metro area with a lot of opportunities to expand e.g. property management, loving the unique character of the region e.g. historic homes, wide variety of unique amenities, FOOD, and I've put in a lot of hours getting to know the local market.Small towns may have opportunity to dominate the market pretty quickly, but it also doesn't take many agents to oversaturate.

I would recommend getting some sort of job so you have something to pay bills and buy food.

So developer is the top of the food chain then comes the gc.They are in the same ball park but not the position. 

Just some food for thought.  

All floors are hardwood, so there would be no worries about food spilt on carpeting.

Food for thought...