Since you've already read Never Split the Difference (another classic) that one should really sharpen your negotiation skills and give you a lot of real estate specific tools.

But by now, Dov had enough money to abandon Scam #1 and start Scam #2, a classic property management Ponzi scheme.Dov flew to Israel, booked seminars a few cheap hotel conference rooms, and convinced investors there that he could make mad money on property in Pittsburgh.

(And there are always the classic problems or challenges with Subject To as well, such as hiding the transfer from the bank, updating the insurance information without alerting the bank, or taking out a second insurance policy, etc. etc.)

Classic examples of important farmer stuff town people don’t think of…I have no ownership interest in the property.

A successful comedian, and a professional critic trained in the classical arts, both go to rate a painting.

I’m personally excited about investing in and operating vacation rentals and am confident that renting cabins and beach houses in classic vacation destinations is a timeless business model and isn’t going anywhere.

@Luke Andersen Luke, in order to avoid the classic “analysis paralysis” I have found it best to really narrow down your REI goals then do some research from there. 1) Figure out what exactly it is that you are trying to achieve with REI (cash flow, rapidly growing equity, etc.) 2) Next, find your niche in the market (SFR, small MF, small commercial, industrial, etc.). 3) From there, you can use a good couple hours on Google to find maybe 4-5 markets that match your criteria. 4) Once you find these, try to dig into specific neighborhoods and find out crime rates, school zones, walking distances to places, etc.

(Zoning laws changed to make three-deckers difficult to build as popular opinion turned against them in the 30's and 40's, but denser apartment buildings from the 60s and 80s that you find in West Roxbury and Braintree for example, are not nearly as robust and don't command the same rents that classic three-deckers do.

. - Fabyan Place is classic south ward.

I once pulled up a person that was a on a site for classic cars that posted a request for parts along with his phone number.