 | Investing in Real Estate, 5th Edition by Andrew James McLean
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $9.95 This is the most comprehensive book I've found on real estate investing, and it avoids all the hype and get-rich-quick marketing gimmicks.
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 | Rich Dad's Advisors®: The ABC's of Real Estate Investing: The Secrets of Finding Hidden Profits Most Investors Miss (Rich Dad's Advisors) by Ken McElroy
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $4.25 A good basic introduction into investing in real estate.
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 | The 106 Mortgage Secrets All Homebuyers Must Learn--But Lenders Don't Tell by Gary W. Eldred
Buy used from: $0.01 Many new investors don't realize that half the battle in making a deal good is the financing of the project. Be sure to learn the loan products inside and out.
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 | What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know about Cash Flow... And 36 Other Key Financial Measures by Frank Gallinelli
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $9.50 If you don't know how to figure cash flow, how are you going to really analyze an investment opportunity. There are tools to help you calculate the cash flow, but you should learn HOW to calculate it.
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 | The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $4.65 Very similar to many real estate investing books, but author Gary Keller (founder of the national brokerage Keller Williams) is highly thought of in the industry. Well worth the read.
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 | Unlimited Real Estate Profit: Create Wealth and Build a Financial Fortress Through Today's Real Estate Investing by Marc Stephan Garrison
Buy used from: $2.70 Marc Garrison does a good job covering many aspects of residential real estate investing.
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 | Secrets of a Millionaire Real Estate Investor (Secrets of a Millionaire...) by Robert Shemin
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $0.01 This was one of the first books I read. More of a non-Realtor approach, but we recommend you look at real estate investing from all angles.
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 | The Next Great Bubble Boom: How to Profit from the Greatest Boom in History: 2006-2010 by Harry S. Dent
Buy new: $10.85 / Used from: $1.14 Demographics is one of the largest driving factors in the real estate markets. Harry Dent is one of the most reknowned demographers, especially when it comes to relating it to real estate.
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 | Bubble After Bubble in The Ongoing Bubble Boom: Oil Bursts, the Housing Bubble Fades and Now Stocks Emerge Into a Greater Bubble that Finally Ends in 2010 by Harry S. Dent
Buy new: $0.49 Harry Dent has many books about how demographics relates to the real estate market. All of them are good, the ones cited here are probably the best to start with.
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 | Demographic Trends in Real Estate by Harry S. Dent Jr.
Another good book on how demographics affect real estate.
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 | Great Boom Ahead: YOUR COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO PERSONAL AND BUSINESS PROFIT IN THE NEW ERA OF PROSPERITY by Harry S. Dent
Buy new: $14.35 / Used from: $0.01 More Harry Dent, with an eye on the future.
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 | The Roaring 2000s Investor: Strategies for the Life You Want by Harry S. Dent
Buy new: $11.90 / Used from: $0.01 And yet another Harry Dent, with a focus on the real estate investor.
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 | The Roaring 2000s: Building The Wealth And Lifestyle You Desire In The Greatest Boom In History by Harry S. Dent
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $0.01 One of Dent's most famous books, but he has written an update to this, so keep an eye out for that, too.
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 | Easy Accounting for Real Estate Investors by Diane Kennedy
Buy used from: $23.87 I have not read this book, but it was recommended to me. The topic is very important.
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 | Rich Dad, Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Their Kids About Money--That the Poor and Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $2.49 A must read for anyone not realizing that working FOR someone is NOT the way to grow wealthy. The plot device is questionable, but the information is 100% on the money.
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 | Rich Dad's Guide to Investing: What the Rich Invest in, That the Poor and the Middle Class Do Not! by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $3.45 More good advice by an author that I believe truly wants to educate his audience.
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 | Rich Dad, Poor Dad 2 (Rich Dad) by Robert T. Kiyosaki
Buy used from: $11.36 This expands on the first book, making it very clear how to move from employee to investor.
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 | The Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing by Gary W. Eldred
Buy new: $13.45 / Used from: $1.42 I have read Eldred's "Investing in Real Estate." This seems to be similar but more basic. If you need that, this might be a good alternative, but I'd encourage you to jump straight to the other book.
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 | The Complete Guide to Second Homes for Vacation, Retirement, and Investment by Gary W. Eldred
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $0.01 I have not yet read this book, but it was recommended to me and this small niche topic needs a good reference.
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