Here are my suggestions: hold off calling the professional community until you've got a few deals under your belt and have developed a level of confidence in your problem solving skills.

You can also become a RE agent/Appraiser etc....to not have a regular 9-5 job and be able to set your own hours, while learning some skills that will help in your real estate investing and continuing to have verifiable income.

The point is, it is good to have a solid foundation and multiple skills, but for us, we use them all to support one business, development.

I do not currently have any official real-estate agent licensing or property-management skills.

Hey Jesse Allen - just figured I'd chime in and say, love your enthusiasm and desire to apply your skills to this business."

They think I do not have to practice or stay in shape or learn other skills to defend myself.They also let their guard down too much feeling they have a weapon so are in a superior position.

Your attorney skills may come in very handy for doing creative deals.

Here's a great opportunity to exercise a skill that you will commonly need and use when "doing real estate investing!"

I have many skills.

The reason I use "investments" in quotes is because, as you indicated, Kelly Criterion is typically used by gamblers who have the opportunity to make positive-expectation bets -- most commonly sports bettors and skilled blackjack players.I actually played professional blackjack for a couple years in college, and Kelly was the basis of my overall betting strategy.