Dealing with the SLOW?

[Leonard Rybak]

Hi all,

   I have noticed something about real estate I didn't know until I actually started about 1 year ago. EVERYTHING is so SLOW! From finding an agent, to seeing properties, to getting loans, to closing, to rehab, rehab, and tenant finding, to eviction.  I have found myself buying more and more deals just to have something to do on days when other properties are at a snail pace. How do you guys deal with this? Is it just me? How do I stay sane during this time. I just want things to happen asap so I can start cash flowing and growing my wealth asap. Any thoughts? 

[Jonathan Taylor Smith]

Embrace the "slow" and tedious... If REI was as quick and easy as buying stocks, EVERYBODY would be doing it and you'd never be able to find a property. All those things you named are barriers to entry (among many others) that are often GOOD things for those who are in it and can deal with them effectively.