There's an attorney in Orlando who has a great website devoted to this exact topic that is a must-read: https://www.richardhornsby.com/crimes/regulatory/u...It states: "In Florida, it is unlawful to engage in the following real estate related activities for compensation without possessing a real estate broker's license or sales associate license.

Right now I'm devoting one day on the weekend to drive/walk my market.

Where is most of your funding and time devoted too?

I currently own a tree service but we're heading into slow season so I'll have more time to devote to real estate.  

I've read in quite a few places that it's important to have things like an LLC, website, a phone number devoted to your real estate ventures, and business cards to bridge the credibility gap.

(c) Devoting over 50% of one’s working time, or more than 15 hoursper week in any 6-month period, to the sale of real estate.(2) A sale of real estate by a real estate salesperson, other than his orher principal residence, shall be deemed to be done as a principalvocation of the salesperson and the sale shall be through a licensedbroker.(3) Sales of real estate owned by, or under option to, a broker orassociate broker are subject to the provisions of the code and theserules.(4) In selling property owned by a licensee or in which a licensee hasany interest, the licensee shall reveal the facts of his or her ownership orinterest and his or her licensure to the purchaser, in writing, before theoffer to purchase is signed.

But then there is a whole lot more time to devote to the investments that I have learned about here on BP.

I've become convinced that that they have a faith-based devotion to Obama and can't be swayed otherwise.

Institutions have long used RE as a hedge and alternative asset, very similarly to gold in principle with the idea being an inflation hedge, so it isn't uncommon for investors to have 25% of their portfolio devoted to alternative assets, even if they have no experience in RE at all. 

I've decided to become less hands on(hang up my tools) and devote most of my time to the development side of real estate construction.