She will most likely find out soon enough how this will affect her as a realtor, but I also think that letting it be a distraction is just a negative for realtors who harp on the subject.

He's already busy enough for this kind of distractions...

I quit my full time job January 1st, and blocked out all outside distractions in my life, which included FB and instagram.

It's like a mental crutch and a wonderful distraction all in one.

The focus on recruitment over real estate education may be a distraction to your actual growth of investment assets.

Does he have a favorite toy you can distract him with?

So...the reason they are ignoring you is because they already know what you don't......it is highly unlikely they will make a dime from you so why get distracted from their next $5,000+ commission.There are ways you can mitigate this.  

You can also try calling For Rent signs to see if the owner is interested in selling.Don't feel bad about being distracted by shiny things.

Of course, you can change up strategies in the future, but sticking with one until the end and taking an incremental approach to educating yourself and moving forward will help you from becoming overwhelmed or distracted.

They can be distracting and a financial drain.