In general when analyzing the costs of my time, answering calls and performing routine minor tasks 10 percent is great.

If you are in a really hot location a setback on the thermostat is what you probably need, not routinely shutting it down. 

If you want to put in the work to acquire off-market deals by yourself then more power to you, however, it's best advised to work with someone who sources deals routinely and has their systems in place, aka a wholesaler or investor-focused real estate agent. 

Yes, tax deeds are better for buy-and-hold but not for wholesaling or for retailing (although we routinely do this but only because we know what we're doing).

Aloha,Renting rooms is fairly routine, but does require some additional planning and effort.

Do you have a morning routine, or other daily routine that puts your mindset in the right place?

This sounds like a Jeff Foxworthy stand up routine ...

One gets to establish routine and build a sense of home over such a duration. 

I feel myself getting cranky... people routinely push it to the 5th,

It takes a fair amount of work to get the routine set up and change each and every one of your bills such that it's due date is the 28th.