We are still collecting chips rolls after rolls of dice in a red hot casino crap table.

I might be a player and I work with a group of about 30-40 investors that can pull the trigger on this kind of thing.

As an ex-NFL player, you probably have a great network of high net worth people, it might be a great opportunity to syndicate a deal, bringing in investors with you.

He can tell you strengths and weaknesses of almost every player or team from any era!!

The topic of self-directed 401k has been discussed on the forum many times, here is a link to one of such discussions that you may find helpful:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/527...There are several providers offering the service who are active on BP, do some research/reading and you will find out who the key players are.

With new announcement from major corporate players occurring almost monthly, I anticipate this growth to continue at least through 2019.

Drive around and look for new commercial construction, etc..You can probably google major employers and get a sense of who the big players are in the area and what kind of local market share each major company holds. 

Build your team, and equity partners make deals much easier to obtain, but be a team player.

I have found a lot of potential properties around a new casino in my area.

I have owned 4 of them.. and did well on each.. but very tough to find.. there are some major players on the west coast that dominate it.not nearly the amount of them as I see out in the deep south..