Here are some booksMultifamily Millions by Dave LindahlThe ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroyThe Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve BergesCommercial Real Estate Investing by Dolf De RoosTrump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received by Donald TrumpTax Free Wealth by Tom WheelwrightCommercial Real Estate 101: How Small Investors Can Get Started and Make It Big by David LindahlRaising Private Capital: Building Your Real Estate Empire Using Other People’s Money by Matt FairclothThe Definitive Guide to Apartment Marketing by Josh GrilloInvesting in Apartment Building by Matthew MartinezCrushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian H MurrayThe 7 Secrets to Successful Apartment Leasing by Eric Cumley2 Years to a Million in Real Estate by Matthew MartinezBurn Zones: Playing Life’s Bad Hands by Jorge NewberyCommercial Mortgages 101: Everything You Need to Know to Create a Winning Loan Request by Michael ReinhardIt’s a Whole New Business!

She chose N.D. school because it is her passion for life, don't ask me!

But the guy that owned the place was a great salesmen and taught me some life long techniques for closing.

That being said, you have to life there and if you have real problems or need cosmetic updating, it's worth it to address those.

(My current HSA allows me to invest in mutual funds, which I'm doing.)The takeaway is to look at your alternatives from both a current cashflow basis and a life-long cashflow perspective when making your decision.DISCLAIMER: I'm neither a lawyer nor tax specialist, so do your own due diligence.

always get a sewer scope in your inspections.. most plumbing works fine when you have a home inspection and run the water a few minutes and flush each toilet.thing manifest themselves once they are put into real life use. 

That's middle ground for a service life on those items.And to the question in your title, what is your definition of "best"?

But, what are your goals as far as life and real estate?

Then when you have a few of these sending you cash flow, you can pretty much run your life freely without having to keep a boss happy.

It was done if the best times of my life.