Shutting his phone off for a certain period of time around the holidays seems fine, unless you're actively working on a deal that's going to close around/during that time.

Listen to the podcasts and stay active/engaged on BP.

Why don't you reverse engineer your activity and find additional services that you receive fees for.Step back and think of all the services that people with a house once owned by a family member needs.

Look for vacant houses in neighborhood with a lot of cash buyer activity.

If I am spending countless hours and motions chasing a deadbeat how much can I make not doing those activities??

My favorite two are The Book on Flipping Houses by J Scott (you can check it out here) and Fixing & Flipping Real Estate by Marty Boardman (check it out here)Both books are straight forward and very informative.

Grant,Might want to try @Charles Perkins , he is active here on BP.

One of my favorite deals was on the market for over 180 days, went pending five times, and I bought it at 50% of list price.

Here are my favorite articles on Wholesaling:9 Reasons You Couldn’t Find A Buyer For Your Wholesale DealDon’t Start Wholesaling Until You Read This: Wholesale Advice from a Fix and FlipperHow to Start Wholesaling: Getting Past The Education and Into the FieldSeeya!

We would love to grow our own real estate investing company that we could use as our main source of income once my husband finishes his active duty military service.