I listen to a lot of books on business, money and investing during my commute, so I can feel productive :)  Three that I have listened to (OK, it's not John Grisham, but still) lately:The $100 Startup, Chris GillebeauFocus, the hidden driver of excellence Daniel GolemanYour Money or Your Life, Vicki RobinCurrent: The Millionaire Mind, Thomas StanleyFocus and the Millionaire Mind get fairly dull towards the end as it becomes heavily statistics-oriented.

Will you still buy and hold confidently in 500 year flood plains thinking that these floods are statistically rare?

Sitting on the beach telling friends about how they dropped one on a buyer for a great price.Don't be the investor that overpays and becomes another statistic.

These numbers come from the Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Louis, Kansas City, Indy, or any other city for that matter that has a high Gross metro product, high metro statistical area, a low housing affordability index, and stable job markets with preferably multiple diversified industries (kinda like Memphis).Thanks everybody for the great advice, and the kind words.  

    @Johann Jells They do what is called a statistical re-evaluation. 

According to Henley wood statistics, changing out or updating garage doors are the highest value-add with a 152% cost to recoup.

Landlords afraid of statistically-inevitable squatters will rationally prefer shorter-term renters, inadvertently discriminating against just the people rent control is ostensibly designed to help, like retirees or families with young children.

Even then, you're still dealing with statistical probabilities - meaning there's a chance your results will be better or worse than the models.If you're married, building a joint risk profile can be geometrically more difficult. 

Also, NAR (National Association or Realtors)  statistics states the same.