How can I state on my resume that I took time off to manage my personal real estate investments?

I resigned from my job at the end of last year because it was getting difficult for my husband and myself (both employed) to manage new construction we had invested in not only in Chicago but also in New Jersey. I want to list it since I think my employment gap may be a cause for top candidacy and I don't want to lie. A reply is appreciated. thanks!

I'd state it in a similar way as you stated it for this forum.

<date> - <date>
Managed personal real estate investments in Chicago and New Jersey.

Follow up with a short blurb about all of the different types of things that successfully managing new construction investments involves including coordinating materials supply, managing construction schedules, staffing, budgeting, etc...

listed as self-employed, and describe your duties

Just list it as if it were a previous job.

Just list it on your resume. If the subject gets brought up in an interview, then you can explain it. You definitely don't want to hide it though.

You could put a line at the end of your last job saying: Reason for leaving: managing new construction investments (or something similar).

Real Estate Property Investor, if they ask in the interview explain that you was supervising your property investments.

Active management of a personal real estate portfolio. (maybe personal, multi-state real estate portfolio)

You can create a section of "Extracurricular Activities" and put the date you started until present. I'm a treasurer in a Association of Business Administration that the university where I study have, and I wanted to put that since I'm looking for jobs related to accounting, so I think you can put that experience in there.

Go to Yahoo Jobs or Monster.com and maybe you can find a better answer there. Good luck!