If so that is what I'd focus on as a job and get those hours and the piles of tests done first and house hack as your entry to REI.  

https://www.livescience.com/15821-cookie-test-control.htmlI have not heard of any evidence that this trait can be changed. 

I have also seen some City's allow the homeowner to pull an their own electrical permit if they are doing work on their homestead (they wont allow you to do that on an investment property) and even some that require the homeowner to take and pass a test to ensure they have the requisite knowledge to do the work.  

And don't stop learning until you've passed the test.

There are already driver less cars being tested all over my hood so I am seeing that is the future more and more.   

Be sure to test, test, test.

While those do not fit the 2% rule in our market, the overall yearly cash flow is around $10,000-$15,000 / yearly per property, and the amount of day-to-day management is considerably less intensive (I think). 

As a disclaimer: I'm new to real estate and do not have the tried-and-tested feedback that seasoned investors have offered, with that being said, I've been doing market analysis for a living for the last 5 years so I consider myself good at gathering insights from doing my research. 

There are many factors like zoning, environmental, and regulatory issues that don't have the same effect on existing houses.I've had to do endangered species studies several times, never found any.I've had to do historic and archeological studies, never found any.I've had to do phase I and phase II environmental studies.I've had to do flood plain studies.I've had to do wetlands studies.I've had to do hydro-geological studies for nitrates.I've had to do perk and probe testing for septic systems.I've had to do perk tests for storm water control studies.I've had to construct man made wetlands.I was denied a variance and ended up with a 20 foot wide building envelope.Another property was a dilapidated house, that if torn down would have an 11 foot wide building envelope. 

Very inspiring, especially knowing about your intense job, and family life!