(You'd be surprised at how many people we get here who just want to read a couple paragraphs and then call themselves investors :)Here's a list to get you started:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/04/14/best-real-estate-books/If you can be more specific on what type of book you're looking for (landlording, flipping, general real estate, general business, financing, investing math, etc) -- we can probably give you some more specific recommendations.

I will begin my homework!

It was the seller who did the math and realised that selling retail would get him more money, but it was he who proposed the questions that we sell at the prices settled-on if we could find a cash buyer in this range.I in fact did discourage him from this idea at first as the DOM in this market would have been pretty short ( 60 days or less).

Can't really do the math for you, but do realize RM's are expensive with plenty of fees. 

I like overseeing a project, doing the math, staging, etc.

Doing some math work, but once again I was swinging a hammer at times.

Certainly the low hanging fruit is gone, but with patience and homework, you can still find the occasional gem.

Choosing a good property manager takes some hard work and homework but it critical to successful out of state investing.

Be careful where you buy because the math in Detroit can be misleading.

Do i have your math correct here.Marlon