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Bigger pockets books
I have not read any of the bigger pockets books yet. What books would you or did you start with.
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Hey @Patrick Froehlich (I grew up in Sioux Falls, btw!)
Are you new to investing? If you want to get a bird's eye view of many different investing strategies, check out How to Invest in Real Estate.
Are you trying to save up for your first purchase? Set for Life is the book for you and will help get you to your first 10k saved in order to buy properties.
Are you ready to make your first property purchase? Pick up The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner. It's the #1 book on investing in rental properties out there
Are you already a property owner/manager/landlord? Learn how to streamline your landlording duties and actually make it fun with The Book on Managing Rental Properties.
Are you trying to learn how to flip houses? Pick up The Book on Flipping Houses and The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by expert J Scott. Take it another step further and purchase a buy-and-hold flip property with the steps outlined in Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat by David Greene.
Do you live in an area that is out of your budget? Learn to invest outside of your own backyard with Long-Distance Real Estate Investing.
Are you over the entire buy-and-hold rental property process? Try investing in real estate mortgage notes! Read Real Estate Note Investing by Dave Van Horn (a note investor and business owner himself; he's the one true notes expert).
Hope this helps!!