I know some highly educated people that are just poor at communicating with every day folks and I think their RE business will suffer because of this.I really like the Villa Park and Lombard market and think you'll do just fine staying in those areas.Good luck to ya!

Tub was cracked due to not being supported. 2) No access panel required by code for the pump, the pump was in the rear of the tub buried under the tub deck. 3) No thermostatic anti-scaled mixing valve required by code for the roman tub filler 4) No dedicated circuit for the pump required by the manufacturer, the electrical for the tub was piggy backed on the vanity lights 5) no GFCI protection on the tub as required by code  6) no grounding of the tub motor as required by code 7) ABS drain glued to PVC drain pipe with ABS glue 8) the tub valve connections  uried with no access were IPS threaded stainless steel flexible water lines instead of hard sweated copper connections, (lost count on all the shark bites they used, they must buy them in bulk) 9) all the tile was tiled directly on the plywood of the tub deck, no underlayment to prevent the tile from being popped and the grout cracking from moisture getting to the plywood...the list goes on and on.. oh and the tub filler valve was located on the back side of the tub, not a code violation but certainly not user friendly for somebody to have to climb basically into the tub or over it to turn the water on, but that's minor in the scope of all the code violations and poor workmanship, that's just poor design. 

My roommate gave me a copy of Rich Dad Poor Dad and said I had to read it!

Rich Dad Poor DadRich Dads Cash Flow QuadrantRich Dads Increase your financial IQThe Real Book of Real EstateThe ABC’s of RE InvestingThe ABC’s of PMRich Dad RE Tax AdvantagesThe 10X RuleThe E-MythThe 4 Hour Work WeekBiggerPocketsPodCast -I hear #136 is exceptional!

The broker was nice enough, but she was permanently in scramble mode, trying to cover what I'd bet is a $5K monthly overhead.  

Rich Dad Poor Dad, Sell or Be Sold, If your are not First you are last (one of my favorites), Elon Musk, Millionaire Next Door.

If I go in I'm basically betting on the ogden market and that's the scary part.

Legally, you must be careful with this because you can't necessarily turn someone away "because you think they can't afford it", but if you have written standards, this will give you the leniency you need to weed out poor tenants.Obviously seek out an attorney on this. 

For example, none of the people I use or know use Lowes/HD for lumber unless they just need one piece in a hurry, because you end up spending hours picking through poor lumber cuts to get serviceable material.

I've owned an Investment company but with poor knowledge of how it actually works.