Good reading suggestions for beginners?

[Nathan Clifford]

Hello!

I am new to the topic of real estate and I was introduced to it by a Canadian investor. He suggested I get started by reading some books by Don R. Campbell such as "Real Estate Investing in Canada" and "Real Estate Joint Ventures" and then attempting to translate their theories and methods into U.S law. Which so far has been a good start but I was wondering if anyone had some good book suggestions by U.S based authors? I have begun reading some of the articles in the education section of this website but I was hoping people had more in depth suggestions.

Also as it may influence the suggestions I get, I am looking to get into buy and hold rental properties.