Best Books to Read??

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I am a young engineer and I'm seeking to do something new on the side.  I've been interested in rental/flipping for a while and really never took it any further than that.  But this past weekend I had a long drive so I listened to the whole Brrrr book and now I feel like this is exactly what I want to do!  I've been reading through the ultimate beginners guide, but I would like to know what other books I should add to my collection before I dive head first into this.

Michael S. · Answer

Welcome to the community Ronnie. Brandon's recommended books would be great start https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Best-Real-Estate-Books-Ever_1.pdf

Craig Curelop · Answer

Welcome to BiggerPockets @Ronnie Huckaby!

I am glad that you are here in BP community, the best website for your REI journey!

Good books are here for you and learning is the key during this lockdown period! Keep on with your Real Estate education by browsing, reading, listening, building your network and completing your BP profile too (which is a priority while you are here). Connect with other members too esp in your target area, to learn from their success stories and experiences and possible partnership. I am sharing with you some of my initial recommendations:

1. Subscribe to the BiggerPockets Money and Rookie Podcasts

2. Attend the FREE WEBINARS        3. Attend a Meetup in Your Area

4. Purchase the Beginner Books at store: How to Invest in Real Estate, Set for Life, The House Hacking Strategy        5. Peruse the forums! Ask questions! Answer Questions!

Good luck in your future investments! Keep safe, be healthy and see you around the site!

Best regards,

Michael K Gallagher · Answer

@Ronnie Huckaby Welcome!  As a a manufacturing engineer, and by no means an I a REI expert, I can tell you that with your education and thought process you are already about 10 steps ahead of most people when it comes to the analytics side of this biz.  I think two super ground breaking books for me as an engineer is #1 "the one thing" by Garry Keller.  Totally makes you see that this is really "just that simple" if you run the numbers, run the models and stay focused.  And then obviously if you have not read "rich dad poor dad" it's a must!

Good luck!

Anthoney Hanks · Answer

@Ronnie Huckaby Welcome to BiggerPockets! Truly nice to meet you. Good luck going forward! 😁 Besides books, listen to podcasts. But myself, I am reading J Scott’s Estimating Rehab Cost. Exciting times!!

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