Getting laser focused on the type of returns you want will help you evaluate property much quicker as well.

I find that endurance athletes are equipped with key behaviors that position them to succeed as investors:Long term orientation Recognition that there will be good periods and bad periodsAppreciation for consistent, incremental progress over long time periodsPerseverance/grit/determination Mental toughness Laser-focused on long-term goalsIntrinsically motivated (with intensity)Apprection for hard workI’m a lifelong marathoner (Multi-time finisher:  San Francisco, Chicago, Boston, Portland, Big Sur) and investor and believe that participation in endurance sports can teach us many things about the qualities required to succeed with investing activities over the long term.

In no way am I saying you cannot do multiple things in REI or utilize different niche's and strategies but I believe you should put laser focus on one and do it until you become an expert in that area. 

Now that the end of the year is coming he is complaining about not passing his inspection for his permit (tattoo shop) due to the windows letting contamination in lol he’s been passing the last two years and I’ve never received any copy of inspection saying things needed to be fixed and he refuses to send me any.

- Any other things someone would need to think about to set themselves up for successLooking to be intentional and laser focused to start off right, but don’t want to cut any corners that would come back to bite me hard.

Or you can make a powerpoint slideshow complete with laser pointer :) Just depends on what you think would be best. 

He is laser focused on flipping with that formula and does not want to branch out to other parts of REI at the moment.

No one should be sleeping past 8 anyway ,only a toothless tattoo covered crackhead dullard is still snoring after that .

I just got to take it one step at a time real estate is like tattoos addicting.

Laser focus to the finish line.