I don't see any of them playing in the Super Bowl, for that you need a play book and a rule book.Things change in RE, we are constantly having to adapt and keep up.

Make the first deal then adapt grow and change strategy with your situation and market dynamics.  

It basically teaches you to adapt to the current market you are in.

You try to adapt to your buyers communication style but I also try to make sure they don't buy the decorating but only the house.

You must be able to recognize and adapt to changing market conditions!

Now they actually didn't make most of their money until the market picked back up in the early 90's, but they positioned themselves in the late 80's and when the cycle pulled out they rose to the top.Down cycles destroy most investors, but the ones that adapt and learn to take advantage of the cycle become multi-millionaires.

Newbie here looking for help adapting generic paperwork and processes to the (litigious!)

The point there is you have to adapt your investing style to the conditions in addition to your time availability.

Profits are used to acquire more properties to house homeless veterans and to build adaptive improvements for severely injured warriors.

They all go up and down, but it is going be very unlikely they will all go down at once.Do you have the confidence to be able to adapt to changes and build yourself back up again if things change?