Work Flow Issues with Real Estate Photography -- Suggestions on adding lights needed

I hope this isn't too long winded.

I have been shooting Real Estate for about two years as a side gig -- weekends and evenings. It pays for the hobby, covers the occasional christmas present, and has required that I hire an accountant. So I will call this a professional gig (since thats what the IRS calls it.)

Anyway, I do about 8 houses a month, stills and video. I shoot all natural light, but I am ready to begin adding strobes to the mix. With that in mind, I spent a weekend taking the Hargis / Grubis course "to get me some eduacation". I got my bag os speedlights, lots of little stands, a passle of triggers -- I am ready to go.

But....

The workflow, with regards to time, is killing me. With a full time job, two kids, a house, an odd friend or two, I have about 8 to 10 hours a week to put into this project -- all in. Thats travel time, shooting time, post work -- the whole shooting match.

So, here's my problem. If I have about an hour in a house, how in the world do I get around with 3 to 4 lights? for the life of me, I can't figure out how I can do it in less than two hours.

So I am looking for ANY suggestions -- anything that saves me a minute -- from the time I pull up in the driveway, until the time I leave. What can I do to speed things up?

Thanks for looking.

Assistant, assistant, assistant.

Just get an intern if you have to. Get him/her opening blinds, turning on lights, cleaning furniture, moving the owners stuff out of the way while you set up. When I use assistants on my bigger jobs, my time in the field is cut in half. They stay one room ahead of me cleaning it up, getting it ready, and then they cover my tracks in the last room.

I would love to help get you moving in the right direction here. I sent you a PM a while back. I am still interesting in learning the process of real estate photography.

Also, read Mike Kelley's blog.