What I did during my down time was 1) Obtain real estate license ( it does have some cost so be aware) 2) I actually started attending my local REI group to network and begin building connections 3) I made friends/mentor with a guy who was in the business of flips and I spent a lot of time with him at his properties learning the construction side of the business and learned how to effectively price and plan for renovations. 4) I dedicated myself to working a part time gig in the real estate business.

Ladies and gents,I am currently grinding out the required hours of education with the somewhat overly optimistic goal of being at least ready to test by the end of my college semester so I can dedicate all of my time to being an agent.

Dedication, time blocking, and sticking to it no matter what.

Your construction experience and dedication to learning will serve you well in real estate.Wishing you all the best as you venture into this fulfilling path!

It's all country and probably province specific so I would try to find someone who is an accounting professional in your area.Another suggestion is to have a bank account dedicated to that specific property or your real estate activity. 

You don't have to shop at all the stores because the contractor already has the "stores" Most quality contractors don't use Home Depot or Lowes for most of their stuff most use dedicated vendors who's relationships have been built over a number of jobs.

It's a challenging journey, but with dedication, you can succeed.

Needless to say we've learned a ton and we're dedicated to constant learning. 

That’s a lot of hard work and dedication!

So no matter if I reached my goal or not, I was going to set my big goal out there and work harder than hard to reach it.Here's my goal, which I repeat multiple times a day: "I am committed to maintaining unwavering faith that I will be living rent-free in a purchased home by August 1, 2019, and will put forth extraordinary effort until I do.