What would people consider as the must read books to understand the practical aspects of real estate investing?

Welcome Chris, make sure you come to the Mid Atlantic Summit in Philly this Spring, an awesome weekend long real estate summit with hundreds of attendees and awesome speakers covering all aspects of RE investing.

I also have a 9 year background in construction in various aspects; estimating, project management, project controls, etc.I am here to learn, grow, and help.

With how many different aspects are involved in real estate investing I always recommend people getting into it seriously to establish a "real estate investment dream team," a group of professionals they have access to for any time they have problems. 

There are random audits, that review all aspects of a property management company; so I never understand how this can happen. 

What aspect of real estate are you looking at?

So here it is point blank bought a beautiful 3 bed/2.5 bath house in a remarkable development built in 2006.

Is it worth paying for a CPA to do our taxes instead of my wife since she is not an expert regarding the real estate aspect? 

I am running into the same major problems in the showing aspect as well.

For instance, if you are looking for an owner occupied multi family find an agent that has gone through the process with a client and been through the different aspects that are unique to buying that kind of property.