This translates into a kind of anti-established business practice mindset.What I think will happen is Listing Agents will severely cut or almost eliminate their compensation to the Buyers Agent, basically forcing the buyer to go direct.

All I care about anymore is location, the price of the property compared to surrounding properties, comps so that I know I'm getting instant equity, being able to force appreciation quickly through value add, and "pride of ownership"/ actually wanting to own the property (which also translates to renters actually wanting to live in the property).

I have experience working for general contractors as a project manager however I am not sure how much that will translate into the real estate investing side. 

This is a Buffet/Munger quote and translates well to real estate.

@Adam Rodriguez just fix it but my guess is the hardest part of this job is going to be translating what they mean by the handle broke. 

Translation: Demand will remain high and prices ain't going anywhere but up.

Add value to them and they'll teach you a lot that will translate for years to come. 

Hey Rich - The estimating book is very heavy on tables, which would make it very difficult to translate to audio book. 

Some of the basic instructions I gave them were either not acknowledged or got lost in translation (Please see below). 

Your background as a corporate chef brings a unique perspective, and I'm sure your skills and dedication will translate well into the real estate industry.