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9 October 2009 | 13 replies
One is to go to a bookstore or library and pick up a couple of books for first time home buyers.
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17 July 2007 | 2 replies
So I set out to make myself a success in real estate by taking several steps as follows:I took a class to teach me how to read faster at a local community collegeI took classes on real estate such as;Principals and Practices Real Estate Contracts and Law Escrow Finance Real Estate Math Principles of Real Estate Appraisal Real Estate FinancingContract lawI went to the public library and read everything I could find about real estate investing since I had little funds available.I started to purchase used books and cassette tapes on real estate investing from yard sales and used bookstores on real estate investing.I did a few deals so I took some courses on real estate investing from:AD Kessler - Al Lowry - Bill Bowen - Bill Bronchick - Bill Gatten - Carleton H.
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5 March 2016 | 22 replies
I get specialty ones on Amazon cloud as they are not readily available in bookstores.
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14 October 2018 | 2 replies
BP Bookstore Found HEREGood luck on your journey and I hope we see exciting things from you in the near future!
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25 September 2007 | 7 replies
What is best for you is difficult to define.Consider a visit to the bookstore and review the books there.
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19 June 2007 | 8 replies
Nothing Down (I started with this book)Weekend Millionaire (for those who have a day job so limited time to invest)and almost anything else that catches your eye.Go to a large bookstore and browse.
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29 October 2018 | 8 replies
He has a good podcast that explains the basics and he has a good book "Long Distance Real Estate Investing" in the BP bookstore that is very good.I manage around 300 rentals and most of my owners are out-of-state investors.
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10 December 2018 | 68 replies
@Mindy JensenHi Mindy, the link to the book opens Chad Carson’s profile.By the way I cannot find where to open BP bookstore using the App.
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3 January 2020 | 25 replies
Sean White had a rental on that same street when he was 18 and Tom DeLong from Blink has an Alien bookstore by my goto coffee shop.
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9 September 2016 | 5 replies
The Bigger Pockets book store if full of great books: https://www.biggerpockets.com/store