You are making the right choices to make a better life-style for you family for the near future and beyond.

The house is a 4-plex style that is very old and would need quite a bit of work.

If you have the time to teach/mentor, I'm willing to help you in your business. 

Would a Grant Cardone style be acceptable?

My son, who is 14, recently told me he wants to learn more about investing. Not just real estate, but all opportunities (in fact, I'd rather start with stock investing).
Does anyone know any good starter books?  The...

Then you'll have massive property tax increases to pay for all the pie in the sky spending, and finally a Detroit-style cratering.Try Texas.

I'm referring to visual boards, healthy life style, changing limited beliefs.

Thank you for any referrals and I plan on contacting multiple to have discussions and work with someone who suits my style. 

I have a new brick ranch style rental that I want to change the color of the soffits and window trim and maybe paint the brick.

I would also recommend some of what you're doing like listening to all of Biggerpockets as you can and pick just 1 or 2 styles of real estate you would like to be in and reading books on those styles you take.