She was rail thin because people who are in late stage COPD burn up about 5,000 calories a day because every single muscle in your body has to work so hard to just take a breath.

This reminds me of the time I got into the ring with the just out of prison tattoed fighter all muscled up.

Gained a couple of pounds in the last 4 years, but has a little more muscle too.I'm 4 years older, which is not a good thing, but I'm a little wiser now.I'm a big fan of Paul Ryan before I knew which party he belonged to.

Like anything, it's not about the game it's about the practice so you have muscle memory to make the right decision in the game without thinking.If you look at anyone at the top of their field they have some type of coach and/or mentor, no brainer in my opinion. 

Flexing your landlord muscles won't work here. 

Self development/education is a muscle.

As Brandon Turner, one of the BP OG's advises, evaluate at least 10 properties per week to see if they are worth investing in/flipping/whatever your focus is because this builds your "investor muscles" so you will know a good deal when it comes up.

I would be the muscle and they are the $.  

You will be taking on more liability, and if you go bigger than 4 units you won't have the owner occupier financing available.Exercise your analyzing muscles by vetting some possible deals in different price points so you can see the difference in finances.

I need to flex my capitalism muscles and get stronger.