My personal favorite is "The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing" by Spencer Strauss.

If I personally understand the skin in the game first hand, I would think this will help me become a better manager of my team on it in the future right? 

Reasonable accommodation does not extend to allowing safety issues to go unresolved or personal property to be damaged. 

You will need an experienced agent to help you navigate though all of the inventory.

So if I buy a replacement property worth $500k, can I use proceeds from the personal residence half to cover the other $150k?

You don't want a person living in a place with that in the basement.

You can look it up yourself, but maybe just maybe the person that installed the tile didn’t take that precaution and now the install failed.

I currently reside in a higher-end condo in Orlando, Florida, and obtaining a mortgage with a sub 3% interest rate was crucial for making it a feasible investment.Allow me to share a personal anecdote that sheds light on the condo buying experience.

So having a joint account makes sense BUT my team and I will also have separate deals outside of this partnership with this other person.

In other words, the person with the most toys, wins... not the person who paid the least amount of tax.