For tenant screening I suggest you start with Biggerpockets Ultimate Guide to Tenant Screening. 

Ultimately it depends on your market, but given Cleveland is a good area for rentals, it's probably a good idea to keep at least some of them.

Here are a few I recommend: "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Roberto Kiyosaki; "Set for Life" by Scott Trench; "The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing" by Spencer; "The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide" found here on BP; "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Tuner.

Ultimately, my dream is to achieve financial independence and free myself from a 9-5, build generational wealth and allow myself more time with my little ones.

Cockroaches are incredibly hard to kill on your own, they can live pretty much anywhere and eat pretty much anything to survive.

Start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

See here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/smarterA good place to start is with the free guides, such as "The Ultimate Beginner's Guide To Real Estate Investing".

My goals are to learn from everyone here on a daily basis, improve my business/referral network (I’m a realtor), connect with other members in my area who may want to partner or benefit from each other’s skill sets, & ultimately become one of the many successful investors that I’ve read about.

Here are a few I recommend: "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" by Roberto Kiyosaki; "Set for Life" by Scott Trench; "The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing" by Spencer; "The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide" found here on BP; "The Book on Rental Property Investing" by Brandon Tuner.

Ultimately you are responsible for your business so do your own research on everything and confirm what your being told.