Getting started in real estate book list

[Viraj Patel]

While I am not new to real estate investing (I have worked in commercial real estate finance in a previous career and have invested in a few crowdfunded deals), I am new to directly investing in real estate personally. My goal is to own a portfolio income producing properties that builds over time. But I also want a broad overview of real estate investing so I'm interested in reading about flipping houses as well, for example. So I put together a reading list based on books recommended here on Bigger Pockets, Amazon reviews, and other top lists I found on google. I know I can get a lot if not most of the information in these books for free on BiggerPockets, but rather than spending hours searching through past posts, I figure let me just spend a bit of money to save myself the time.

I'd be curious if anyone thinks any of these books are redundant and can be dropped. Also, if you have thoughts on what order you'd recommend reading these, that would be helpful as well. Thanks!

1. The ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy
2. Loopholes of Real Estate by Garrett Sutton
3. The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller
4. How to Make Big Money in Small Apartments by Lance Edwards
5. Multifamily Millions by Dave Lindahl
6. Build a Rental Property Empire by Mark Ferguson
7. The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner
8. Real Estate Investing Gone Bad by Phil Pustejovsky
9. Automated Real Estate Investing by Joe Crump
10. What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow by Frank Gallinelli
11. The Book on Managing Rental Properties by Brandon Turner
12. Landlording on Autopilot by Mike Butler
13. The Advanced Guide to Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy
14. The Book on Flipping Houses by Mr. J Scott
15. The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs by Mr. J Scott
16. Section 8 Bible by Michael McLean