Just because you are now Financially free from REI doesn't mean you should stop being a Doctor, Dentist, etc.What it means is that you have the CHOICE of stopping or even scaling back your current profession.What it also means is that because you don't NEED the job, the stress from your job melts from your shoulders and you can now enjoy what you spent most of your life trying to do.You will even be healthier because of the lack of stress!

I'm very interested in splitting profits with someone that's head and shoulders more experienced than me.

I understand it will require a leap of faith on your part but [look into his eyes here from half a foot distance, and grab his shoulder and rub it uncomfortably and squeeze his muscle tightly and say] if you stick with me, I promise you I will become a relentless force in the investing world and we WILL make money.. ... while for the next 4 seconds (FOUR, not 3, not 5, but 4) you keep staring into his eyes (from half a foot apart), noses almost touching.It worked for me Do this.

You seem like you have a good head on your shoulders and have a good idea of what you want so that's great.

My problem is I keep getting the cold shoulder due to the nature of house flipping...large amounts of money in and out and no steady pay throughout the year.

I guess i will have to do further research, as i know i need to go into pockets that make sense with the numbers, but also wont cause me to look over my shoulder if i have to make frewuent visits for repairs.thank you both!

I've done CrossFit for 2 years and I ended up with a shoulder injury. 

Things rarely work out perfectly, and they are taking some of the liability off your shoulders.

I especially like your suggestion about construction administration services, since you are correct that we don't have any construction experience and this would be a big load off of our shoulders. 

There are still some shoulder markets outside of big towns in North Florida where one can buy sub 40s condos and rent them for decent returns.