One of the biggest killers in this business is distraction.

First, you will make a lot more money wholesaling if you do it correctly, second, becoming an agent will be a distraction with no benefit . . . 

My college educated parents said it would distract me from my studies, possibly derail me from my college path.  

A side hustle would just be a distraction. 

I don't mean to distract from the original post, but I have a rate lock question.  

Don't get distracted with investing.

The past few months have been a bit of a research and learning curve for me...albeit a distracted and inefficient one.

Hi @Dominick Hayes, don't become one of the many who get all fired up and then get distracted or discouraged and then a couple months later drop off BP never to be heard from again :) Couple ideas for getting rolling: find other real estate investors in your area.

We should reform the systems that divide us, not those that distract us from the core issues affecting our society (like corporate lobbying interfering with the free market, civil rights, and the continued recertification of the patriot act)

A red herring is something that misleads or distracts from a relevant or important question.