It illustrates how people are blinded by their own sense of style and taste. 

I'm sure there are books the community recommends, but are there certain books that need to be read (often ones with graphs, charts, illustrations) and ones that can be as insightful in audio form? 

This is clearly illustrated in the yield of the assets and market.

I make a great living in my business as a freelance illustrator (www.rand247.com).

@Conner WoodsYou illustrated one of my favorite quotes: Advice is something we ask for when we already know the answer but we wish we didn't. :)If you can find someone local who specializes in REI the way we do - then it's great.

@Justin O'Malley I used the illustration of two years ago v today to demonstrate just how quickly time passes us by!

As the graphs illustrate, purchasing power will come down, and in order to balance the market, home prices should flatten or reduce accordingly as supply and demand work their magic.

He writes very illustratively and talks about everything you need to know to get into rental property investing: from how to choose and analyze a deal to how to deal with tenants once you have them.

Happy wife, happy life.Maybe go for light fixers and avoid the more in-depth rehabs (I think other people illustrated this point suggesting REITs or PML). 

Can someone take me through an illustrative example?