Could the bedrock have just stopped shifting? 

If you're lucky your competitive side can shift to the investor side rather than retail.2) Shift your niche as an agent.  

Initially I began my investing career looking into fix and flips, then shifted my attention to the Notes side of the business.

If you shift the way you evaluate deals, keep it strictly numbers with no emotion, the evaluation process will become tremendously easier. 

How your marketing shifted from when you initially started out to what it looks like now; the relationships you had to build intentionally and organically; major lessons learned in each of the strategy you utilized and where you see your business in the next 2~3 yrs.

I've kind of shifted my focus more to looking for buy & hold rentals rather than rehab projects.

The risk is that the market shifts during your waiting period and changes your ARV.

Currently I'm a waiter at cheesecake factory working night shifts so I have all of my days available.

What, if any, is the "best" - or maybe "correct" is a better term - way to shift an asset or benefit from an SDIRA to personal use?

"I followed your mom home from the early shift at the strip club..... hello......hello"