Have you spent time trying to partner with someone who has different skills?

I love the career.. but I started pre internet I mean pre fax machine.. so things were quite different.I owned a brokerage here in Portland for many years.. and basically had about 50 agents working for me at anyone time.10 were constant producers making 100k plus of those 10 3 made over 200k and of those three 1 made over 500k. so really depends on your needs on the revenue side.. also you need at least 1 year of living expense in the bank.YOu need all of the above that was just posted.. and on top of that very good sales skills.. 

pretty rare that your going to take 200k and replace 300k a year in income.. are you sure you want to leave that well paying job.. why don't you keep it and start investing.. rentals is not a tough thing its the easiest thing to do in real estate it takes very little acumen to understand the principals  IE buy property rent property.. it does take skill to run them right though.but to make money like your talking about U have to value add. or be in sales and coming from the car industry you understand that a great salesmen can make bank.  

I enjoy my job but always think about what I can do in the real estate field that would give me a pay check to survive as I only have two rentals, but will help speed up my networking and real estate skills (maybe a mortgage officer or property manager) Any ideas are great :) (I have a bachelors degree in business administration and a year away from my mba) if that helps?

Simply concentrate on FINDING notes (marketing is the #1 skill you need to develop in this business so, in my view, you're going to need to spend 90% of your time getting good at this) and, as long as you can develop quality leads, there will be a buyer for them that will take over from there and pay you a certain amount for the referral (as long as you go about this properly-- you follow the funder's protocol).

This is something you (or your PM) should talk about with the tenant, and it takes some soft skills to pull off.

You are doing the right things by learning and putting in the time after hours to sharpen your skills. 

We created a detailed pro forma around the job from start to finish and made sure the numbers reflected a target profit margin of 80–100k depending on soft costs.

First, learn the process which could be explained in these simple steps:Step 1: Market to motivated sellers Step 2: Sign purchase contract with the seller Step 3: Find cash buyerStep 4: Sign contract with cash buyer for a higher price and collect 2k deposit Step5: Close Transaction via Assignment or Double Closing and Collect your checkSecond, learn has much as possible about the 5 skills needed to be a Pro at wholesaling.

I think out of the business degrees you mentioned, business management would probably be the best since it would teach you skills around operations, people, and project management, which are all important in real estate investing.Real estate degrees would be good too, though those degrees tend to be more targeted from what I've seen (which could be good if you know what type of investing you want to do).A couple other degrees to consider: Civil Engineering, or Construction Management if you're interested in real estate development/rehab/contracting.