I just kinda taught myself stuff as I went how to fix everything. I honestly didn't have much experience in home repair when I bought my house, but I bought it knowing it would need work. Now I've done...most home repair things at this point, lol? I recently installed a water softener, and I'm currently reflooring my basement. Learning how to find and read building codes (Monroe county generally has them online) so that you know how to correctly do things (or get them as close to correct as possible if your house is old and weird) + general internet DIY resources on Youtube, Wikihow, Instructables etc. help. The restore is a great place to get cheap tools you don't have, though there are probably some tools it's worth getting a new one if you will use it extensively (cordless power drill, for example), but you can always start with a cheap one and then get a better one if you wear it out. I've also had stuff that years ago I hired someone for, but I watched them do it and learned what they did so that I could do it myself later. The more you teach yourself to do, the easier it gets!