I'm quite new at this so I have lots to learn, but with a committed (daily) routine I'm hoping to sink my teeth into something before the year is up. 

I need to start implementing BP into my daily routine. 

I say this:Get some basic info on the 3-4 areas of RE that appeal to youThen find the best in the biz to mentor you in that area you zone in onThen stop researching and listen to the mentor you are payingThat may mean get off forums like BP, as good as they may be.Then execute as hard as you canI love the quotes on the thread @Brian Gibbons started about "an average person with a modest routine of self improvement will out perform a disorganized genius ninety-none times out of a hundred"  Then @Joe McCall (crud!!

We routinely put 5%+ EMD on properties < $500K.  

I chose to keep the day job while being a Realtor in case it didn't work out I could just settle back into the 9-5 routine.

You'll have routine maintenance, too, like new faucets, range, clogged drains, etc.

I'm not happy with my typical 9-5 routine, traveling (for work) for weeks if not months at a time, and more than anything how little there is to show for all the hard work I'm doing to make other people money.In many respects REI is in my blood - my grandfather, uncle, and cousin have all made sizable fortunes through REI but unfortunately I haven't gotten the bug until now.

The important thing is to routinely review all invoices, bank statements and credit card statements to make sure everything to correct.

Also, even though the renters don't bother you, create reasons to get over there on occasion to do something routine such as furnace filter maintainence.  

hudsomestore.comhomesteps.comauction.comhubzu.comhomepath.comI also pull up foreclosureradar and craigslist as a part of my daily routine.