It takes discipline to not follow "shiny objects of distraction" that look good from a distance, but take you off the path to success with a temporary euphoria.  

Stop getting distracted by EVERYTHING and just go for it.  

If your frustration comes out at him in a negative way, it will make him more likely to avoid you and less likely to satisfy your need.If his wife, or other family members, have indeed been hospitalized recently, then that is an understandable source of distraction.

If you understand that, then you're limes ahead of the masses here and elsewhere, but "don't major in the minors" and get distracted with it.Without ANY background in RE or prior purchases, you need far more basics in buying, selling and contracts 101. 

Unless you have serious landlording skills, or a burning desire to develop them, I'd leave it to the pros.If your goal is to build your portfolio, then I strongly recommend you focus on that and avoid the distraction of property management.

Be careful on giving one crew too much at once, they all say they can handle it, but they get distracted quickly, and the job never gets completed.

At 20 years old there are lots of distractions that have nothing to do with school :)I rented to students for 2 years.

It is human nature to sometimes get distracted from an important goal.

Your success depends on you focusing on the most profitable activity that us in front of you and avoiding distractions and giving free rent in your head to others.

I was distracted, and for a lack of better words, I f***ed up.The power of being broke with so many things going wrong in my life sparked a drive in me I haven't felt before.