, so let's work on leveraging you, personally.If you haven't already read it, check out the 4 Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss.

Although it's real estate that truly bought me my flexibility and freedom from working a 40, 60 and sometimes 80 hr work weeks. 

In my area, HUD reviews bids every 24 hours (during the work week) and selects the bid with the highest net to HUD (total amount going to HUD after commissions, fees, etc.) if there are multiple bids, and assuming that the highest bid meets HUD's minimum acceptable threshold.

(This is in addition to all the standard stuff you will read and/or that your broker is telling you. 80% of agents fail in their first two years, I'm sure there is a correlation between the other 20% & 70 hour work weeks early on.)

Reading your post,  I thought of a few questions.72 hour work weeks are long weeks. 

@Linval T. has provided some excellent links and when you have the time, read/listen to Tim Ferriss' 4 hour work week for more inspiration.

I should add to this that I live in California, and I work a 60+ hour workweek here with the goal of building capital so I don't really have the time, connections, or knowledge to look for off-market properties or remotely manage major rehabs.  

Buy "The 4 hour workweek".

. - Two of the best books you can read (and re-read) are Rich Dad, Poor Dad and The 4-Hour Workweek.

I am on show 120 of the BP podcast , besides 4 Hour work week, that is the sole course of my auditory information diet.