Rental Property Investor · Boca Raton, FL · Member since 2020 · 25 posts · 17 votes
Books are the best life hack. What book do you feel has made the greatest impact on you and why? Do you stay focused on one specific subject or dabble in a little of everything?
I've read so many of the books recommended on the BP podcast, and many of them have helped me learn and sharpen my focus. Still, for me, fiction is the source of inspiration. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson changed who I was as a young man. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace inspired me to set my goals higher and think harder. Any of Flannery O'Connor's short stories helped reshape my faith, which continues to be a cornerstone to how and why I do the things I do. Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson is one of the finest, most rewarding reads ever written, reminding me that material things return less than experiences. Anything by Bernard Malamud is perfect.
Fiction won't teach you how to buy houses or build your real estate empire, but fiction may reshape your mind and soul into the kind of person who doesn't fail when times are difficult, and who doesn't overstep when times are good. Fiction builds character, and strong character creates lasting success.
I've read so many of the books recommended on the BP podcast, and many of them have helped me learn and sharpen my focus. Still, for me, fiction is the source of inspiration. Gilead by Marilynne Robinson changed who I was as a young man. Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace inspired me to set my goals higher and think harder. Any of Flannery O'Connor's short stories helped reshape my faith, which continues to be a cornerstone to how and why I do the things I do. Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson is one of the finest, most rewarding reads ever written, reminding me that material things return less than experiences. Anything by Bernard Malamud is perfect.
Fiction won't teach you how to buy houses or build your real estate empire, but fiction may reshape your mind and soul into the kind of person who doesn't fail when times are difficult, and who doesn't overstep when times are good. Fiction builds character, and strong character creates lasting success.
Deep Risk by William Bernstein. This isn't a real estate book per see (although he does touch on it). But it really makes makes you think and appreciate other benefits of real estate that often go under appreciated (for example, how a fixed loan is a great hedge against inflation)
Rich Dad Poor Dad or Cash Flow Quadrant - both by Robert Kiyosoki --> Mindset
Loopholes of Realestate - Garrett Sutton --> How to protect and your assets from Legal and Tax assaults.
What Every Realestate Investor Needs to Know about Cash Flow and 36 Other Key Financial Measures - Frank Gallinelli -> Deal Analysis, The math behind real estate investing.