Looking to dip my toe in from Lincoln, Nebraska

[Anna McKinney]

Hello! My name is Anna and I have no real estate experience. (Hopefully BP can change that)

I spent a lot of my time looking at wealth and income-building strategies from traditional stock market investing but the numbers from different setups never seemed to match up with the kind of returns I was dreaming of and in no way would be able to replace my job before retirement (one of my longest-standing goals). I was in the library looking for more books searching for something that could motivate me when I saw a real estate book and just happened to read the first chapter. I was instantly moved and the returns outlook laid out was exactly the kind of plan I was searching for.

I look forward to meeting and learning from all of you!

Thank you.

[Ryan Mahoney]

Anna,

Here are some of my favorites:

Rich Dad, Poor Dad - by Robert Kiyosaki - Not specifically about the ins and outs of Real Estate but will change the way you think about money, income, investing, and everything related to it.  It's the book that got many of us interested in investing in real estate.

The ABC's of Real Estate Investing - by Ken McElroy - Great advice here.  Lots of actual advice on investing in real estate here.  

The Book on Rental Property Investing - by Brandon Turner - Easy to read and the book that lead me to Bigger Pockets. Again, a lot of practical information  , especially on how to fund deals and how to analyze deals.  

Let me know  if there is anything I can help with.  There are great resources on here for analyzing deals.  I know when I first started looking I found several properties I thought would be good buy and hold investments and when I ran the numbers I found they were not.  Really opened my eyes.  I get back to Lincoln as I have a lot of friends and family there.  If you ever want to grab some Starbucks and talk Real Estate let me know.