What's the REI lifestyle like?

[Matthew Brand]

I'm considering quitting my day job and becoming an REI. I've found a bunch of resources on the site on how to do it and feel confident that I can learn enough to make it financially viable.

What I haven't been able to find is a description of what the lifestyle looks like. I currently have one rental property, but I doubt that experience scales to what life would be like if I had a 40+ unit apartment complex. Anyone able to share what your day-to-day looks like? Am I going to be answering calls 24/7 and fixing holes in the roof all the time?