Your handy skills will definitely be a value add with whatever you're doing.

Check out "The Millionaire Real Estate Investor" by Gary Keller for a solid framework, and "Real Estate by the Numbers" by J Scott and Dave Meyer for sharpening your analysis skills.

The money comes on the backend after you've had thousands of opportunities to demonstrate your skill set on the stage that the platform has provided. 

It is two different skill sets, two different psyches.

Action beats theory; your first clean base hit builds the skills and confidence for bigger profits.

I don't know your skills in real estate so I am assuming none. 

But the principle is the same.Why This MattersAfter nearly 20 years and hundreds of deals, I can tell you the most valuable skill in real estate investing isn't renovation expertise or property management or financing relationships.Those things matter, but they're multipliers on the foundation.The foundation is buying right.

In our club, we’ve found that having members with different experiences and skill sets actually strengthens the group, everyone helps pick deals apart from different angles. 

Skills and relationships compound too

Replacement jobs will only be available if new companies come to the city and create jobs that pay comparable wages for similar skills.