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the unofficial guide to real estate investing
Has anyone read Thee UnofficialGuide to Real Estate Investing. By Spencer Strauss? I have alot of good about it, but would this be a good book for beginners or might overwhelm someone new to the business?
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Karen Margrave, I haven't got a chance to really dig into it yet, but I've skimmed a few chapters. My initial review is that it's a lot like the Unofficial Guide - chock full of great information but at a high level. I wish the guide was out about 6 months earlier! I had to piece together all that information from a variety of sources so a "Master Guidebook" so to speak would have been an amazing resource for me. If anyone wants to understand the basics of REI, I'll be pointing them to BP's guide.
There are three things I really like about the guide BP put out:
1 - It's easy to read and well structured. I read SEOmoz's intro to SEO and it is structured the same way. I think it's a great way to present info. on the web.
2 - It's updated. I don't think there is a resource available that is comprised of information that is this timely.
3 - The links to more in-depth resources - blog posts and the forums. I really believe this is the best part of the entire guide - being able to dig into a specific subject that interests you or you need to learn more about, all within the BP universe. Hopefully someone will take a periodic look at the guide and update/add/remove links so it's always up-to-date. I'll be going through the guide and bookmarking all the articles and posts that I need/want to get more information on.
Overall, it's great job and I think Josh and team did exactly what they set out to do - create a definitive guide to all beginning real estate investors.