I find I work (research and due diligence) better late into the evening when the kids are back, my wife is asleep and the distractions such as noise, calls, etc. are down to a trickle.

No more distractions... no more thinking off the top of my head trying to figure out what to do... no more losing focus on what my objective is... and FINALLY having a clear written goal and a plan to accomplish it.

I have to admit that I lost focus on my goal on becoming a real estate investor, manly because of holidays and other distractions.

What you have here Jim is what I refer to as a "shiny object of distraction".

Wholesaling is just a distraction.

I think any experienced investor can agree - there is a seemingly infinite number of things that can distract us from making money in real estate.

This way, you won’t get distracted or overwhelmed.

I love awesome distractions. 

Some may view it as a start to building a portfolio but it sounds like it could be a distraction for you if your goal is to do flips.  

Another thing you might consider is to locate an office that is convenient and has few distractions.