The problem is that it take far more effort to LIVE that dream that it is to wake up from that Dream.I teach Real Estate Investing on the side and I will tell you 95% of the students are sitting in class dreaming or pretending that they are improving their lives just by attending the class.In the end, they don't really study.I give a Spreadsheet exam at the end of a 12 week / 1 class per week session on building a 10 Year Pro-Forma business plan for your Real Estate and I will tell you 95% fail out right.Being in class is more about dreaming than it is about putting in the effort to learn the skills to be an Investor.

You can shop 10 or 20 lenders in a weeks time, find out what products they offer, what rates, what overlays and qualifications they each have for you.... 

Instead, build a solid bench of 3rd party vendors; HVAC, plumber, handyman, etc..When considering whether or not to make a hire, most of it depends on how many hours you can dedicate to that individual each week, at least when hiring a maintenance tech.

I get them weekly, OOS investor will not,  

I do think flips done right and priced in the median move within a few weeks.

Weekly draws etc. 

I’m a 28 year old married man with a 3 week old son.

The home has been broken into, the furnace is gone, the house is open to trespass and no one knows for weeks.2.

I was able to list it on Airbnb within 2 weeks of the closing date!

I don't use padsplit (weekly rentals); I rent on long-term leases in B Class neighborhoods.