It's all related to the same, in-depth study of how people accumulate wealth, a project he carried on for decades and now continued by his daughter.There were certain parts of the book and the rest of Stanley's writing that just didn't apply to me at the time I read it: discussions of how owning a big, opulent primary residence screws you financially, why teaching your adult children to rely on you financially can be a natural inclination but a very bad idea, and one of the ideas that Stanley pounds home again and again -- wealth allows you to seize fleeting opportunities that others cannot take advantage of.

A friend who is a bookie and gambler once told me lessons aren't cheap. 

Then you can read a more in-depth book like The Book On Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner or The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss.2.

I am about to start a very in depth analysis the costs and revenue/turnover improvements, and I want to get confidence on what I am solving for.I know this is entirely vague, and I can list more info on the property (6 unit bldg in Omaha), but what are the primary criteria you use to determine if the money invested is better spent on the improvements, or better spent acquiring other property?

You can try to spin the narrative however you like, but the facts don't care.I do appreciate your responses though and the depth of the hole you keep digging for yourself

@Alan JohnsonThanks for the in depth reply.

Usually, only heating oil USTs associated with commercial properties are regulated. thus, most home heating oil tanks may and often are taken out of service without any oversight from state regulators.Second- the rules that are in effect for heating oil tanks are usually less stringent than for diesel or gasoline tanks since heating oil tends to thicker and may not migrate as far. as a result, many states just require tanks to be cleaned out. they may also require the tanks to be filled with sand or concrete to prevent collapse. but sampling may not be required.Third- the key to determining if a tank has leaked is to collect soil samples from around and beneath the tank (groundwater also if groundwater is shallow). another quick way to see if a tank is leaking is to "dip" it with a stick that has a paste that turns color in the presence of water. generally, if water has gotten into a tank, it can mean oil has leaked out of the tank (although a certain amount of condensation may be present even where there is no leak so this is not a infallible test).Fourth- if there is currently a tank in the basement, ask the owner if there used to be a buried tank (a/k/a underground storage tank).Fifth, If the tank has impacted the soil, the cleanup generally varies from $25K to $50K though the costs will depend ont he depth of the contamination. i once had a home with a heated pool that had pressurized piping and used diesel. the contamination went down 40 feet and the consultant went crazy excavating the soil to the tune of $400K!!!

I never evicted anyone with him but I did purchase his Columbia, MO lease and it's super in-depth and so I would recommend him based on that alone. 

Local Public Transportation.Let me know if there are any other things I should be paying attention to.Finally, in regards to quality of PM, is there a good site that has in-depth reviews of PMs?

You are recognized as having a greater knowledge as a broker/agent than an agent, in reality with some mentioning of your license you may be selected over another agent based on perception by the public.Be good too, the judge will also look at you in a more professional light.Now, reality, the additional education is over office management, licensing requirements of agents, administrative aspects, escrow accounts and accounting, MLS, advertising requirements, it's not more in depth as to real estate from a property or marketing standpoint.