The following tools of the trade proved to be priceless:
Your Money or Your Life by Joe Dominguez and Vicki Robin. A book that will surely turn your head around and change your thinking about money in a positive way.
How To Get Out of Debt, Stay Out of Debt and Live Prosperously by Jerrold Mundis. How to stop the downward spiral of being in debt.
The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clausen. Common sense laws of gaining wealth written as a series of short entertaining stories.
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. A book to make you aware of the power your own thinking plays in your success or failure.
As a Man Thinketh by James Allen. Same comment as above.
How I Turned $1,000 into $5,000,000 In Real Estate by William Nickerson. Done by the author part-time while he worked another job. This book deals more with apartment buildings rather than single family homes, but still has a lot of good information.