All Forum Posts by: David Pascal

You need to keep in mind how wide the options in real estate investing are. Sure, you can invest money in a house and (if you've appraised it right) it should rise in value. But you can also invest in land, or commercial real estate, or tax leins, or REITs, or specific real estate firms that issue stock, like Blackrock. You can partner with several others and form an investment club. You can even create virtual real estate on places like Second Life and collect rent on it. The universe of real estate investing is incredibly wide. Type "alternative real estate investments" into Google sometimes. You'll be amazed.

"21 Things I Wish My Broker Had Told Me," by Frank Cook

"The Real Deal," by Faisal Susiwala

"The Real Estate Philosopher's Guide," by Bruce M. Stachenfeld

All worth reading, and I'd read them in that order.

I'm a ghostwriter with an interest in real estate who's sometimes asked to write real estate books for clients. I'd like to know which books real estate professionals and investors here consider the very best of the best. I want anything I write to reach the highest possible standard, and I'd like to know which books people here feel have hit that mark. 

So: what are the top 3 real estate books you've ever read?

To get you started: everyone mentions "Rich Dad Poor Dad." That's a given. But so far I've been most impressed with "21 Things I Wish My Broker Had Told Me," by Frank Cook, "The Real Estate Philosopher's Guide," by Bruce M. Stachenfeld, and "The Real Deal," by Faisal Susiwala. 

What real estate books have most impressed you?