@Luca GianiI know you asked for 5 but here are my favorite books:Multifamily Millions by Dave LindahlThe ABCs of Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroyThe Complete Guide to Buying and Selling Apartment Buildings by Steve BergesCommercial Real Estate Investing by Dolf De RoosTrump: The Best Real Estate Advice I Ever Received by Donald TrumpTax Free Wealth by Tom WheelwrightCommercial Real Estate 101: How Small Investors Can Get Started and Make It Big by David LindahlRaising Private Capital: Building Your Real Estate Empire Using Other People’s Money by Matt FairclothThe Definitive Guide to Apartment Marketing by Josh GrilloInvesting in Apartment Building by Matthew MartinezCrushing It in Apartments and Commercial Real Estate by Brian H MurrayThe 7 Secrets to Successful Apartment Leasing by Eric Cumley2 Years to a Million in Real Estate by Matthew MartinezBurn Zones: Playing Life’s Bad Hands by Jorge NewberyCommercial Mortgages 101: Everything You Need to Know to Create a Winning Loan Request by Michael ReinhardIt’s a Whole New Business!

My personal favorite so far is J Martin’s group, SF & Oakland Real Estate Networking.

Things I can think of are that they allow you a lower monthly rate if you are willing to gamble that the irregularity of repairs and maintenance @10% will average out less.

That's my favorite right now.

@Thomas Schieffer - Those are a few of my top favorites.1. 

I also haven't seen anything more than a duplex in the Frisco, Plano, Carrolton, Richardson, McKinney, Celina, and surrounding areas.You could try Craigslist but it's a gamble.

If you've done a bunch of deals before in this particular market you're probably ok but if you're a newb it's a bit of a gamble.

You can also use Angie's List, Craigslist, & referrals from local investors...but Facebook groups are one of my favorite options!

My favorite is to buy Subject To, sell to a tenant buyer on a Lease Option, get $20k to $25k for the Option fee and cash flow $500+ a month while I get the depreciation and the tenant buyer pays down the principle.

At that point though, you're more likely gambling than investing.