Career change to RE. What is best job in industry for beginners.

[Heather Hanoski]

Hello, I'm early 40's and making a career change and heading into Real Estate investing. 

I'm not interested in becoming an agent or obtaining my license, I want to invest and have been mainly focusing on Wholesaling. I've been doing research on my own, I've attended seminars, workshops and listen to webcasts when I'm at the gym (in lieu of music) and finally sent out some mailers and made some mistakes in conversation that I am learning from. I could continue to go down this road and eventually get there (I admit, I'm nervous to take the final leap and make an offer, so I keep listening to webcasts), but the reality is I am currently splitting my focus with a full time job in a non-related field. So it is definitely not every day that I am committing time. 

I have already made the decision to leave my job, and am already on my way towards that transition. I've planned this and am prepared to go full force for a couple months without an income (worst case scenario). However, instead of risking no income at all, I would like to get a job in the industry even if it's on an entry level, to continue to learn even if it's only a little education. 

I have applied to inside sales, recruiting, transaction coordinators, relocation coordination's, anything that does not require a license. I just started applying within the last few days, so no answers yet, but my concern is my background is not real estate centric. I'm a Project Manager. While I explain my history and how there are similarities in characteristics and job functionality in terms of drive, tact, goals, communication, etc. and then reiterate my desire to be in RE in my cover letter, I may not be the ideal candidate. Does anyone have experience with this? Is this even a realistic idea? 

Thank you in advance for your comments and advice.