Pawnshops love taking womens shoes and jewelry as collateral to make mortgage payments. 

Family members had come and gotten a few, and I mean a very few valuables like cash, jewelry, and guns. 

My suggestions from this point forward ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Do not mention you played professional sports anymore( gold diggers / con artist / etc )Do not put “professional athlete” in your online bio( maybe mention the college you attended )Attend your local rei clubs meetings as average joe (do not be flashy at all while working with realtors and investors – clothes ,jewelry, costly meals, transportation )If you can play another season or two go ahead– offset your initial real estate investing costsMaybe consider being a real estate agent near your local college “Shaq” move -> local popularity to sell propertiesWatch ESPN “Broke” Directed by Billy CorbenAct & talk like your average joe when working with agents / investorsStart out at a small modest rate when investing avoid friends/family members looking for hand outs - jobs , cash , etcAvoid real estate gurus– Do not go all or nothing attitude when you start out investingGo through Bigger pockets threads during your down timeTeam up with people you can trust and get alone with Use other people money when possible (private money)– local and overseas connections- stay away from hard money loans , if possibleReally know your local market your investing inMaybe hire a property management to work with tenants (tenants might act stupid,, if they think you already have money)(property mgmt - always double check their numbers)(do not be afraid to fire someone when need )Real Estate investing is a business ( you can be ahead or down really fast )Good luck

Everything you buy…furniture, clothes, televisions, jewelry, stereos, cellphones, computers….everything depreciates so where does it end?

There are other items, such as jewelry, that get marked up 600-900% all the time!  

The IRS looks at buying and selling houses just like buying and selling any other commodity -- you could be buying and selling shoes, buying and selling clothes, buying and selling jewelry, etc.So, the income is taxed at whatever your marginal income tax rate is, not a fixed rate like capital gains.

:)My GF just showed me a pic on her phone of some jewelry she wants (her collection and investment thing).101 rings.

If I feel like wearing heels and jewelry then I will.

Actually the criminal will have more practice then you and use it against you.Weapons are NOT just knives and guns.Your belt, jewelry, keys, pens etc. can all be deadly weapons if you know how to use them.

@David Faulkner  some may act that way I know many truly wealthy and they were it well.. multiple homes multiple ferraris .. jets ... all sorts of trappings of wealth.. can't paint a brush and say all mega rich run around like paupers.and not all rich are are drowing in debt.. one of my business partners who sold his garbage company to waste management for 65 million... owns every thing in cash... homes in Napa valley  Tahoe  big hunting ranches travels the world.. he does wear levi's and drive a Chevy tahoe.. but one look at wifes jewelry and you get the drift.Another of my business partner owns a few hundred unit apartment in PDX all paid for... 2 million dollar home in Honolulu .. member of Wailii  condo at Nauru tower that is vacant most the time I get to use it when I visit.. drives a Tesla I talked him into buying.. so just can't paint the picture of everyone who has a bunch of toys is drowning in debt that simply is not true.