For example, don't drag one agent all over the place showing you stuff and then have your buddy write up the offer once you find something. 

We all know "cash is evil" and every second he isn't leveraged to his eyeballs is a 1% drag on the ROI he is never going to see in the first place.

TurnOver is a drag on these. 

Nice to meet you Nick, I worked with the HMS Dragon and several other ships during a deployment back in 2013...amazing experience.

While you certainly can invest in warehouses, and there is plenty of money to be made doing so, that would be referred to as investing in industrial property and not likely where someone would get started in real estate, but I don't know how far your pockets drag on the ground so maybe I am being a bit presumptuous?

If they can afford to pay the monthly rent payments, they could drag on the case for a while if they go in pro-se.

The foreclosure itself can take 6 months to a year typically but in extreme cases can drag on for years, Especially due to a bankruptcy. 

Hasn't impacted the rental desirability in a problematic way, but it would probably be a drag on sales price (at least until that property owner/hoarder passes away or moves on)...

I'm not completely convinced SoCal will see a major recovery in prices for a long time because I think a lackluster economy and higher interest rates will be a drag on appreciation for some time to come.

I am sure that wouldn't drag on forever, and be a total waste of time.