Market research, local expertise, networking, property management, financial planning, potential legal and tax ramifications, risk management, and long-term vision are important factors to take into account.

Making the transition from an employee to a business owner is very hard work but rewarding in the long run.  

It's a thrilling and rewarding world, but it can also be overwhelming for newcomers.

Reaching out to the savvy developers here for a bit of your expertise.

It's a thrilling and rewarding world, but it can also be overwhelming for newcomers.

To increase your expertise, make use of internet forums, seminars, podcasts, and books.

There are certainly ways to do that, but they increase risk as well as potential reward. 

Big swings are not for me.It’s hard to compare risk/reward between the two.I like TD’s, hard money syndications and T-Bills … all pretty safe.

You have expertise in the negotiations and contract writing.

This isn't much different then investing in the stock market... there is risk and there is reward.