Life has been distracting lately and I've really needed to focus myself back on the RE and the goal of Financial Independece thru RE (FIRE?). 

Don't let folks who emphasize negative stuff be a distraction - adults as I'm sure you've noticed tend to do that quite a bit.

You’ll want to make sure that the investments you make add to your goals and don’t become a distraction or a financial speed brake.  

I am still on the hunt, I worry that people throw a lot of money at something and people get distracted as well. 

The South Perry Distract and along Garland are areas that seem to be experiencing appreciation.

Likeminded people will keep you away from distractions and encourage you to keep pushing even when things seem hard (and you will reach a point where things seem hard).

It always happens that when a deal needs attention it is the time you are most distracted and that is when mistakes happen.  

Sorry I was so distracted with other competing or attention.

Your response was a petty attempt to distract, deceive and distort the topic of the thread by citing inaccurate references you suggested you previously offered and gave irrelevant examples that had nothing to do with the topic of the thread or the post in which you were quoted.I responded by confirming my acknowledgement  of your general position of NOT using a POA, but (again) asked what made you advise the other BP friend to use one.  

In this day and age, the red-carpet treatment for divas starts in the 8/9 digit ball-park, short of that, it's just a distraction.