If your time is more valuable devoted to other tasks than finding deals then that's a easy choice.

You have something very valuable that other potential buyers do not have....

I agree with @Will Barnard that a good mentor/adviser would be valuable.... especially to help you anticipate the hidden surprises.

This will be valuable if you plan on doing a lot of flips in the future.

I learned something new each time I attended and made very valuable connections at every workshop.

However, the extra years you spend working on your real estate investments in your spare time would likely be extremely valuable for you.

Sure, they lost their deposit, but I lost valuable marketing time.

I believe my friend will be a great mentor and extremely valuable to my real estate investing team.Do you guys have any other suggestions as to another key step to take in my REI journey?

My priorities would be. 1) Spend more time with sellers 2) Mastermind with a groups of people in your industry & more important OUTSIDE of your industry as well.Find people who you would like to emulate. a) Intelligence b) ethics c) net worth Just make sure you are bringing something valuable to the party.

Yes, there is a lot of valuable information on this website and on the web in general, but it would have taken me months (if ever) to put everything together and to get up the courage to attempt my first yellow letter campaign.