Last week someone went on a jewelry shopping spree with my card #.""

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.