Hello from Nashville, TN

[Charlie Madison]

Hey guys,

I'm Charlie and live right outside of Nashville. I absolutely love thrills, excitement and new things like unusual food and travelling.

I'm going to be a first time father in August! My brother-in-law is too (we married twins). We're both brand new at real estate, but this is what we want to do. I like risks, learning, innovating. (And I hope to get back to Costa Rica soon).

So I just want to be involved in the BP and RE community. I'm looking to learn, help others, and be helped. I believe in the "Givers gain philosphy" or as Zig says “You can have everything in life that you want if you just give enough other people what they want.”

I do have a question. When I learned how to play poker, I read Doyle Brunson's book - which is like the texas-holdem bible. When i used to play video games, I would find the cornerstone strategy book. And ESPN just had an article about Bill Walsh's "Finding the Winning Edge" - which a lot of football coaches consider THE football anthology/bible.

Question: Is there a book or person that is the authority on RE investing? Or just a must-read book?

Thanks guys,
I hope I can be an asset to you all.

Charlie