Also, I personally am not a fast reader.

Readers are advised to seek professional advice.

Hello All, long time reader/listener, first time posting.

I’m an avid reader, can you give me some of your top book or blog recommendations?

For example, the book goes through detailed instructions on topics that are essential for beginners (and everyone else), such as how to assess realistic repair costs and rental rates, and how to calculate yields, which in turn inform the value of a property.It also gives a script regarding how to approach owners of off-market buildings to try to get them to sell, and in the very first chapter he suggests that the reader put together a pool of investors to contribute money to big deals, which to me sound like very advanced concepts that should only be tried after someone has some experience.

Here's my two cents, which may be more of general value to other readers versus this specific situation.

Not that it helps me much but I'm sure it might help a few other readers.  

Rich Hupper:Rich,There are real estate formulas that are too creative and misunderstood by most readers.

Hi everybody - Long time reader and new poster.

Now I'm no genius or mind reader but I can probably give you 2 reasons why you can never seem to get a reply. 1) First of all these investors probably don't want to risk giving up a lot of their time out of their busy schedules to risk teaching someone who will probably give every excuse in the book for never actually starting when it comes time and 2) Any real education cost......