Balancing work and family

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How have people balanced work and life. Especially with a young and growing family? I see that many go into Property Management for its flexibility of hours. But can find themselves working like mad at times or have a lot of downtime. It's chaotic but part of the job and allows me to take advantage of down time or slow weeks. I am a property manager of two buildings. One is residential and one mixed use. Both have some large deferred maintenance. I'm faced with the argument within my business, which is a family business, of what defines 100%. Is it time put in vs performance as a measure of value for the job. I do act as the 24/7 on call emergency contact, I handle and negotiate leases, schedule maintenance, and anything else to do with property management. I'm on site few times a week, I don't take vacations, I'm always taking calls or on my smart phone. I do have a super that does the dirty stuff but he does not speak English or drives a car. if something is needed and I can tackle it I will. I'm arguing that my performance is worth it vs how many hours I put in a week. Anyone with a young family can say "if didn't have a wife and kids I'd have more time" but I am not going to throw my wife and kids under the bus. Thoughts? Thank You