(It's my favorite part actually).

A couple of my favorites are Cozy and Zelle. 

If you can offer more money than they can reasonably get from an auction AND do so in a way that absolves them from showing favoritism, then you may be able to pull it offas a banker myself as far as I know selling assets through a non-bid process is a NO-NO. but I can't speak for all banks.

It is not just valuables, it is also favorites.

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Check out my personal favorite, Every Landlord's Legal Guide or The Book On Managing Rentals before you get too far into this.

@Blake Gansborg,My favorite non-text book about real estate finance is: What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow by Frank GallinelliI does an excellent job of breaking down different financial metrics and giving good examples.

I was wondering what everyone’s favorite episodes are that they’d recommend.

@Mido AliIn terms of general business Principles by Ray Dalio was extremely insightful.The book on rental property investing by @Brandon Turner is one of my favorites for Real Estate.

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