Therefore, devote 75% of your available time to completing the 5 Core Competencies and take action!

As far as showing the property, I would devote a couple hours after work to showing the property.

Making great acquisitions requires time and skill, and some people don't devote the proper amount of time or don't possess the proper skill. 

There was a recent light railish project in the area making a devoted bus lane into and out of Hartford- which I believe will change some of these neighborhoods.  

So the question is why devote a considerable amount of time and energy bothering with a deal like this?  

I had no interest in devoting time to make it a part-time job.

What aspect of real estate would you pursue if you had access to low interest rate loans but could only devote 15 hours per week to the business?

If you want to play, " Sister Maria" with your property that is up to you  but its one way or the other , either you are serious about running your business as a business or take up some social cause to devote your life to. 

Ever since, I've been devoting my time educating myself on REI and searching sites online.

I've read many posts about how an investor should not (or it is not in an investor's interest) to work with a part-time agent since they're not as devoted to the job as a full-timer may be.