China doesn't comply with the trade deal, what if ... you don't have the same opportunity to put in an offer in a year from now.

The actual skills needed to perform a job come from doing said job day after day, therefore a college degree proves more than skills to a potential employer.

Can anyone guide me on a step by step approach to starting a mortgage note exchange business ??

Do you have any tangible or intangible skills that you can offer a team, like marketing, hustle, charisma, etc.?

Too many investors try to be a jack of all trades - marketing on Facebook, instagram, driving for dollars, direct mail, bandit signs, etc. 

I have a bachelors degree in business and finance with a focus in investment real estate, plus many years in the building trades.

A partnership generally requires the parties (at east two) to carryon a trade or business and implicates the sharing of bottom line profits and losses.Based solely on the above it sounds a little more like you are being compensated on a one time basis for services rendered rather than as a partner sharing in the profits and losses of a partnership. 

i.e. people person vs numbers person, Meyers Briggs, etc.The people that do well in stocks tend to be highly educated, decades long stamina, world class numbers and analytical skills, readers not talkers, life long learners that can connect many global dots together into a strategy.But most run on emotions and that's why the only winner this week was JPM/GS on the VIX.Now if you meant trading, things get worse, as 90% or more fail...If you can't handle high amounts of risk, stress, losses, etc.stick to real estate or hire a world class broker that has your back.If you still want to invest, I would recommend going short NOT LONG until we hit bottom!!!

Only downside is the delay in the deposit (4-5 business days) but that's a fair trade off IMO.

I’m a drywall finisher by trade and just started investing in real estate.