Fortunately, I have a large enough business that I can do what I like even if it is not the highest "one time" commission which brings me to point #2.#2 From a business model, let me go back to the Target vs Nordstrom analogy. 

@Aqil Dharamsey@Jennifer D.Paychex is a fortune 1000 company headquartered in Rochester. 

I was fortunate because I was already a licensed Realtor so I knew a good amount about the real estate business and financing (plus I'd get paid for the transaction).

., a 900 sqft. 2/1).Fortunately, UT has a very extensive shuttle network serving many areas of Austin where housing is more affordable.

We were fortunate to have this lined up before even putting our home on the market, which took 3 months to sell, knowing that we had a place to go no matter when it sold.We had no timetable as to when we had to be out of our home so we were literally worry free during the process.This was not the case for the sellers of this particular home.

You want to timeblock your day for these 5 items on your calendar - a great book about this is "The One Thing" by Gary Keller, also get the Millionair Real Estate Agent.I was fortunate to get started with Keller Williams - their backbone is training, systems and culture.

Fortunately my brokerage passed on enough leads to make some deals happen and get the ball rolling. 

Most successful investors have learned the hard way that for every aspiring investor with the right mind set and work ethic, there are thousands of time wasting a**hole just looking for a quick and easy way to make a fortune.....and that doesn't exist.

I hear you - some people are fortunate enough to pick the right market on their first attempt AND nail every other step along the way (i.e. - they work with a good, well-sorted list, a solid direct mail piece, they follow up with prospects well, make appropriate offers, pursue the right properties, and then market them in all the right places with the right information, etc).

I was a director for a Fortune 30 company and left to pursue my business growing my active and passive income streams while helping others in the business too.