Thanks BPFundamentally prices of anything come down to supply and demand.

Not everyone who can afford a McDonald's is capable of running one.

Money supply and 3.

Start by getting whatever type of job you can (bonus points if it's something related to the electrical trade, since that's what you want to go into - even working at a supply store), and then have your parents open a credit card with you as an authorized user.

If you are looking into apartment or multifamily investing, Joe Fairless's "The Best Ever Apartment Syndication Book" is a wealth of information and specifically, Chapter 15 covers a, "Six Step Market Evaluation Process" which is spot on for almost any property type.In general, unemployment, population, landlord/business friendly markets, rent growth, job diversity, population age, supply/demand, cap rates and price per unit are some good items to look at when selecting a market.

I know that a lot of PM's who have good contractors and handy men want to keep them busy during down time too so that they don't find another PM to work for... so if they can supply a great contractor with great investor projects, whether its theirs or their investor clients, they are making money either way and keeping a good contractor happy. 

Also would have to figure how to pipe it up to only the second floor water supply, which may be difficult without opening up a bunch of walls!

There's just more demand for that sort of thing than supply, so I don't know why they would be looking on Linkedin for it. 

That's for a couple reasons:The supply-and-demand ratio has been out of whack for so long.

Go get a card with them and buy all your supplies.