As you read these books, watch the BiggerPockets podcasts.

All the videos I’ve watched and the books I’ve read have helped me expand my mindset and approach.

Ongoing construction projects valued between $26 billion and $30 billion fuel employment opportunities.

The best way to learn about how to really invest in real estate is to read books, listen to good podcasts, and pair that with going to in-person meetups so you can see people just like you, married with 3 kids, who are making it work for them.

But it's difficult for me to just hand over money to someone I've never met, when I have so many friends (and have read so many stories here) who have been ripped off by contractors.How can I protect myself?

Such a nice post to read after some of the others today, Lol.  

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As you read these books, watch the BiggerPockets podcasts.

Third, I was reading Small and Mighty (thanks Nathan Gesner) and found myself doing a "Wait a minute..." when he lays out that for B-ish SFHs he wants at least 6-7% rental income (after expenses), 3% appreciation, relative to the house price.