I have a saying, maybe I stole it from some other smart sage, can't remember, but: "An ounce of action is worth a pound of theory".

I am getting married next October and want to be able to hang out with my future children but it is a little hard to visualize that since I don't have kids and am not married yet.What book would you recommend to read next to really pound my why into my head?

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. ...I've bought properties with bad sewer lines, but I KNEW what I was buying because of the scope, and I factored that in to my numbers and offer...without the scope, I would have no idea what I was buying, and I would've wound up with a significant unanticipated capex.We inspect every other part of a property before buying.

There is a NARPM Google Group that is full of some 10-pound brains (and 2.6-pound brains like mine).

We have an owner who, against our advice, recently installed a thermostat that only they can adjust, and from three states away.  The temperature is set on 75. And heat and cool can only be turned on by them, with the...

If you get to a pound t where it's a C grade rental or better you can start to get decent management. 

Penny-wise and pound-foolish, indeed @Steve Hiltabiddle.   

When the litigant attorney heard this, shouted "oh no, we're screwed" and pounded on the table.

Train with the one thing you have with you all the time FIRST and then go to external weapons if you like.I hear all the time from some 400 pound fat guy they have a gun and go to the range once a week but if they walk more than 20 feet they get out of breath.  

My landlords usually charge $50/month for a big dog over 40 pounds (or for any dog) and $25/month for cats or very small dogs.