You’ve already made some big moves by paying off debt and choosing growth over distractions , keep that momentm.A zero-based budget is a solid start.

This is really mostly for other people who are getting distracted and confused by your posts.Folks, James doesn't know what he's talking about.

Don't let what others are doing necessarily discourage or distract you.

It's best not to be distracted about what "the market" is doing, because you are not investing in "the market", you are investing in one deal.Happy hunting!

;-)It's a big distraction.

I like books as a tool for learning vs YouTube as you can learn about more of one given topic without getting distracted but you can also partner with local flippers offer to work for them in exchange for info many need help managing multiple projects or help with their back end part of their businessTo learn buy and hold cold call landlords who list their properties as for rent by owner offer to work for them in exchange for knowledge.

Working too many markets when you're starting out can be distracting and frustrating, I do not recommend it. 

Things come up and will distract you.

Early on, I got distracted chasing shiny objects because everything sounds exciting when you're in learning mode.

Do not give your traffic ANY reason to leave your website.If they click on your social media, and go to Facebook, and see their messages, likes, comments they get distracted, and Facebook algorithm knows this person just visited a "we buy houses" website, and Facebook now will display all your competitions ads to that prospect, hence giving away your prospects away on a silver platter.