The major changes would be extending the time to pay rent in a termination notice from 3 to 10 days and extending the deadline to answer court complaints for eviction from 5 to 14 days. 

I learned how to do research, synthesize a complicated thesis, and organize my thoughts systematically to write cogent, thoughtful papers under deadlines (upwards of 20 pages).

I agree with @J Scott, but if the contractor really wanted in on the deal somehow, I'd consider a deal where he gets paid like a contractor, and either give some timeline bonus (either meets a whole project deadline or smaller individual benchmarks) and/or if there's a way to cut him in on profit sharing above a certain price sold for?  

I finally gave myself a deadline as I was simply spinning my wheels trying to decide on a market when they were all hitting my goals.

Be proactive about contract deadlines.

After being tired of working with underperforming contractors, I decided to bring the general contracting licensing and requirements in-house for my real estate acquisitions company so that I could be in direct control of the workflow, expenses, deadlines and the high quality expectations I choose to maintain.

Short deadline risk of HMLs is not discussed enough on BP.

It lets the people at the viewing that there is competition for the property and with that much interest you could probably even set a deadline as to when you will stop accepting applications, I would say if you do 2 open houses then maybe stop accepting applications 72 hours after the 2nd showing. 

I am able to assign task and deadlines to those task[s].

I try to give them a deadline and if they can't provide a bid by that deadline then I seek a bid from someone else.