Hi everyone, I'm almost finish reading the book on flipping houses, I cant event tell you how much I can relate to this book!

@DavidBookman I have been listening to a lot of the podcast and reading some books, I have been having a hard time getting hands on experience.

I wish I was able to make it to a meet up lead by @Darren Sager; he definitley was one of my favorite podcast guests. 

Since then, I've been listening to podcasts non stop, browsing through forums, reading tons of BP articles, and scouring around for reading material (REI & business books). 

I am doing exactly that, currently taking the pre-licensing 90 hour course and reading relative books.

This way your equity even is giving you a return.Once your portfolio reaches critical mass, or you hit your target numbers or cash flow you can transition over to paying down debt to prepare for the final distribution phase.However, people need to retire at some point this is called your distribution phase, so when that time comes be sure the properties are paid off by that time to maximize cash flow in retirement.A great book on this topic and more is Gary Keller's  The Millionaire Real Estate Investor. 

Anybody have any good suggestions on books or materials to better myself in the art of negotiation Ive watched videos but I'd rather read a great book Good suggestions on great reads only 📗📕📗📕📘📕📘📕📘📗📕📘📗📕📘📗📕📘

Will you have the opportunity to look at the owners' books to verify rents (are tenants actually paying?)

Book overview: Good to Great by Jim Collins.The author considers it the prequel to his other book "Built to last".

Specific topics I need help with are: should I look into majoring in business as related to real estate (perhaps getting an MBA) or is this a waste of time, when should I try to buy my first property (as in how much money should I be looking to spend), what type of property would be best (apartment building for rent, SFH, wholesale, etc), what banks would be best to get a loan from should I need one, business and real estate books/ebooks I should read, and the pitfalls/rookie mistakes beginners make.