Real Estate/Business Book Club

Real Estate/Business Book Club

Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2017 · 74 posts · 28 votes

Hey all,

Just curious to know if anyone would be open to a real estate/business/personal development book. I'm a fairly voracious reader (2-3 books month), but I'm always more engaged and accountable when I have to share the information with a group. I also recognize that a newbie, it's critical to absorb as much possible.

A few of the books I'm reading and have read include:

- Millionaire Real Estate Investor 

- The Book on Rental Property Investing & Landlording

- Black Swan 

- Out of State Real Estate Investing 

- Cashflow Quadrant

- Rich Dad/Poor Dad

- What every real estate investor needs to know about cash flow

In the next few months, I'm planning on reading:

- How I turned $5K into $5,000,000

- How to invest with low or no money down

- The advanced guide to real estate investing 

If a group is interested in getting together to exchange ideas based on reading and have meaningful, and hopefully actionable discussions, please let me know. I will coordinate. 

Thanks,

Chirag

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Rental Property Investor · Round Rock, TX · Member since 2016 · 1k+ posts · 971 votes
8y

Interesting idea. If you need book suggestions, here some - question is, where to find time for all?

My Top 10 Books (Out of the 56 I Read) for 2017

22 Books to Make You Better at Investing, Business & Life

20 Books All Entrepreneurs Should Read in 2017 - Inc.com

Books by Ken McElroy

Books by Garrett Sutton

Books by Tom Wheelwright

Books by Darren Weeks 

And if still hungry for more:

  •  Greatest Miracle in the World by Og Mandino
  • How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
  • Think and Chow Rich by Napolean Hill
  • The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
  • E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber
  • Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
  • One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard
  • Influence: Science and Practice by Robert B. Cialdini
  • The Dream Giver by Bruce Wilkinson
  • Financial Peace by Dave Ramsey
  • See You at the Top by Zig Ziglar
  • The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck
  • The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
  • In My Own Words by Mother Teresa
  • No Greater Love by Mother Teresa
  • A Simple Path by Mother Teresa
  • First Things First by Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill and Rebecca R. Merrill
  • Copy This! by Paul Orfalea and Ann Marsh
  • Built to Last by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras
  • The Spell Binder's Gift by Og Mandino
  • Key to Yourself by Venice Bloodworth
  • Sam Walton: Made in America by Sam Walton and John Huey
  • You and Your Network by Fred Smith
  • Wake Up and Live by Dorothea Brande
  • How to Read a Book by Mortimer J.Adler and Charles van Doren
  • Coming out of the Ice by Victor Herman
  • The Lessons Of History by Will Durant and Ariel Durant
  • Developing the Leader within You by John C. Maxwell
  • Developing the Leaders around You by John C. Maxwell
  • Guerrilla Marketing by Jay Conrad Levinson
  • Principle Centered Leadership by Stephen R. Covey
  • Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families by Stephen R. Covey and Sandra Merrill Covey
  • The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
  • The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton
  • Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John Gray
  • The Rainmaker by John Grisham
  • Out of the Crisis by W. Edwards Deming
  • Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth H. Blanchard
  • The Thinker's Way by John Chaffee
  • The Selling Bible by John F. Lawhon
  • Don’t Fire Them, Fire Them Up by Frank Pacetta
  • The Chamber by John Grisham
  • Billy Bathgate by E. L. Doctorow
  • The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
  • A New Pair of Glasses by Chuck C.
  • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
  • The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
  • When Life is a Barbed Wire Fence by Greg Winston
  • God Owns My Business by Stanley Tarn
  • Jack: Straight from the Gut by Jack Welch and John A. Byrne
  • The McKinsey Way by Ethan M. Rasiel
  • Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
  • Be Happy You Are Loved by Robert H. Schuller
  • A Tale of Three Kings by Gene Edwards
  • In the Heart of the World by Mother Teresa
  • An Encounter with a Prophet by Clyde A. Lewis
  • Small Miracles by Yitta Halberstam
  • The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans
  • Living Faith by Jimmy Carter
  • The Celestine Prophecy by lames Redfield
  • The Deming Management Method by Mary Walton
  • The Performance Edge by Robert K.Cooper
  • Corporate Lifecycles by Ichak Adizes
  • How to Make Luck by Marc Myers
  • The Change by Robert Grupe
  • Trump: Surviving at the Top by
  • A passion to Win by Sumner Redstone
  • The Millionaire Mind by ThomasJ. Stanley
  • Pushing the Envelope by Harvey Mackay
  • The CEO Chronicles by Glenn Rifkin and Matthews
  • Business Dad by Tom Hirschfeld and Julie Hirschfeld
  • Prescription for Success by Anne Morgan
  • Making a Habit of Success by Mack R. Douglas
  • Business at the Speed of Thought by Bill Gates
  • Zig Ziglars’s Secrets of Closing The Sale by Zig Ziglar
  • Prospering Your Way to Sales Success by Bill Good
  • Leap of Strength by Walt Sutton
  • How to Have Power and Confidence in Dealing with People by Les Giblin
  • The Keys to Empowerment by Ken Blanchard, John P. Carlos, and Alan Randolph
  • Leadership by the Book by Ken Blanchard, Bill I-Iybels, and Phil Hodges
  • Whale Done! by Ken Blanchard, Thad Lacinak, Chuck Tompkins, and Jim Ballard
  • Bill Gates Speaks by Janet Lowe
  • Living the 7 Habits by Stephen R. Covey
  • On Becoming Baby Wise by Gary Ezzo and Robert Bucknanm
  • Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
  • University of Success by Og Mandino
  • God is Not in the Thesaurus by Bo Don Cox
  • I Dare You! by William H. Danforth
  • Turning Hurts Into Halos by Robert H. Schuller
  • The One Minute Father by Spencer Johnson
  • Hope from My Heart by Rich DeVos
  • More Than Enough by Dave Ramsey
  • Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher and William Ury
  • It's Not about the Bike by Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins
  • Kiss Theory Good Bye by Bob Prosen
  • Tough Times Never Last, but Tough People Do! By Robert H. Schuller
  • 101 Reasons to Own the World's Greatest Investment by Robert P. Miles 
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    • Real Estate Broker · Austin, TX · Member since 2015 · 715 posts · 527 votes
      8y

      Hi Chirag,

      Great idea, i would be interested in joining.

      Thanks.

    • Georgetown, TX · Member since 2016 · 96 posts · 74 votes
      8y

      Interested!

    • Guy with Great Hair · Austin, TX · Member since 2013 · 2k+ posts · 4k+ votes
      8y

      there are lots of online book clubs around, the idea is great.

      I do one with a facebook group through my website

      getting people to actively participate and read books in tandem has proven to be difficult.

      Would be interested to see what you produce!

    • Rental Property Investor · Round Rock, TX · Member since 2016 · 1k+ posts · 971 votes
      8y

      Interesting idea. If you need book suggestions, here some - question is, where to find time for all?

      My Top 10 Books (Out of the 56 I Read) for 2017

      22 Books to Make You Better at Investing, Business & Life

      20 Books All Entrepreneurs Should Read in 2017 - Inc.com

      Books by Ken McElroy

      Books by Garrett Sutton

      Books by Tom Wheelwright

      Books by Darren Weeks 

      And if still hungry for more:

    •  Greatest Miracle in the World by Og Mandino
    • How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
    • Think and Chow Rich by Napolean Hill
    • The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
    • E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber
    • Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
    • One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard
    • Influence: Science and Practice by Robert B. Cialdini
    • The Dream Giver by Bruce Wilkinson
    • Financial Peace by Dave Ramsey
    • See You at the Top by Zig Ziglar
    • The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck
    • The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz
    • In My Own Words by Mother Teresa
    • No Greater Love by Mother Teresa
    • A Simple Path by Mother Teresa
    • First Things First by Stephen R. Covey, A. Roger Merrill and Rebecca R. Merrill
    • Copy This! by Paul Orfalea and Ann Marsh
    • Built to Last by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras
    • The Spell Binder's Gift by Og Mandino
    • Key to Yourself by Venice Bloodworth
    • Sam Walton: Made in America by Sam Walton and John Huey
    • You and Your Network by Fred Smith
    • Wake Up and Live by Dorothea Brande
    • How to Read a Book by Mortimer J.Adler and Charles van Doren
    • Coming out of the Ice by Victor Herman
    • The Lessons Of History by Will Durant and Ariel Durant
    • Developing the Leader within You by John C. Maxwell
    • Developing the Leaders around You by John C. Maxwell
    • Guerrilla Marketing by Jay Conrad Levinson
    • Principle Centered Leadership by Stephen R. Covey
    • Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
    • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families by Stephen R. Covey and Sandra Merrill Covey
    • The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko
    • The Wealthy Barber by David Chilton
    • Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John Gray
    • The Rainmaker by John Grisham
    • Out of the Crisis by W. Edwards Deming
    • Who Moved My Cheese? by Spencer Johnson and Kenneth H. Blanchard
    • The Thinker's Way by John Chaffee
    • The Selling Bible by John F. Lawhon
    • Don’t Fire Them, Fire Them Up by Frank Pacetta
    • The Chamber by John Grisham
    • Billy Bathgate by E. L. Doctorow
    • The Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning
    • A New Pair of Glasses by Chuck C.
    • The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    • The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Benjamin Franklin
    • When Life is a Barbed Wire Fence by Greg Winston
    • God Owns My Business by Stanley Tarn
    • Jack: Straight from the Gut by Jack Welch and John A. Byrne
    • The McKinsey Way by Ethan M. Rasiel
    • Message in a Bottle by Nicholas Sparks
    • Be Happy You Are Loved by Robert H. Schuller
    • A Tale of Three Kings by Gene Edwards
    • In the Heart of the World by Mother Teresa
    • An Encounter with a Prophet by Clyde A. Lewis
    • Small Miracles by Yitta Halberstam
    • The Christmas Box by Richard Paul Evans
    • Living Faith by Jimmy Carter
    • The Celestine Prophecy by lames Redfield
    • The Deming Management Method by Mary Walton
    • The Performance Edge by Robert K.Cooper
    • Corporate Lifecycles by Ichak Adizes
    • How to Make Luck by Marc Myers
    • The Change by Robert Grupe
    • Trump: Surviving at the Top by
    • A passion to Win by Sumner Redstone
    • The Millionaire Mind by ThomasJ. Stanley
    • Pushing the Envelope by Harvey Mackay
    • The CEO Chronicles by Glenn Rifkin and Matthews
    • Business Dad by Tom Hirschfeld and Julie Hirschfeld
    • Prescription for Success by Anne Morgan
    • Making a Habit of Success by Mack R. Douglas
    • Business at the Speed of Thought by Bill Gates
    • Zig Ziglars’s Secrets of Closing The Sale by Zig Ziglar
    • Prospering Your Way to Sales Success by Bill Good
    • Leap of Strength by Walt Sutton
    • How to Have Power and Confidence in Dealing with People by Les Giblin
    • The Keys to Empowerment by Ken Blanchard, John P. Carlos, and Alan Randolph
    • Leadership by the Book by Ken Blanchard, Bill I-Iybels, and Phil Hodges
    • Whale Done! by Ken Blanchard, Thad Lacinak, Chuck Tompkins, and Jim Ballard
    • Bill Gates Speaks by Janet Lowe
    • Living the 7 Habits by Stephen R. Covey
    • On Becoming Baby Wise by Gary Ezzo and Robert Bucknanm
    • Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand
    • University of Success by Og Mandino
    • God is Not in the Thesaurus by Bo Don Cox
    • I Dare You! by William H. Danforth
    • Turning Hurts Into Halos by Robert H. Schuller
    • The One Minute Father by Spencer Johnson
    • Hope from My Heart by Rich DeVos
    • More Than Enough by Dave Ramsey
    • Getting to Yes by Roger Fisher and William Ury
    • It's Not about the Bike by Lance Armstrong and Sally Jenkins
    • Kiss Theory Good Bye by Bob Prosen
    • Tough Times Never Last, but Tough People Do! By Robert H. Schuller
    • 101 Reasons to Own the World's Greatest Investment by Robert P. Miles 
  • Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2017 · 74 posts · 28 votes
    8y

    @Costin I. wow! What a thorough list of books. I have my own, but I will add many of those you mentioned! 

    @Neil Narayan @Zachary Barton let's get a few more folks interested and I will coordinate. Thanks for the interest!

  • Real Estate Broker · Austin, TX · Member since 2015 · 715 posts · 527 votes
    8y

    Thanks @Chirag Shah I typically do audiobooks and am willing to loan out what i have

  • Rental Property Investor · Round Rock, TX · Member since 2016 · 1k+ posts · 971 votes
    8y
  • Specialist · Austin, TX · Member since 2017 · 42 posts · 16 votes
    8y

    I'd be interested

  • Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2017 · 74 posts · 28 votes
    8y

    @Austin Joseph, @Neil Narayan, @Zachary Barton I've PMed you to coordinate!

  • Austin, TX · Member since 2016 · 21 posts · 4 votes
    8y

    Hey, I'd be interested as well!

  • Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2017 · 74 posts · 28 votes
    8y

    @Augustin Tommy Jr. just PM'ed you. 

  • Austin, TX · Member since 2016 · 18 posts · 5 votes
    8y

    @Chirag Shah Great idea! I'm interested

  • Austin, TX · Member since 2018 · 6 posts · 2 votes
    8y

    Count me in!

  • Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2017 · 74 posts · 28 votes
    8y

    @Account Closed just PM'ed you! 

  • Rental Property Investor · Round Rock, TX · Member since 2016 · 1k+ posts · 971 votes
    8y

    More "best books" recommendations:

    Best-real-estate-books

    Best-business-books-2014

  • Real Estate Agent · Austin, TX · Member since 2016 · 17 posts · 4 votes
    8y

    I'm be interested to.

  • Austin, TX · Member since 2016 · 23 posts · 11 votes
    8y

    @Chirag Shah Hows the book club going? I would love to join if it's still a thing :)

  • Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2017 · 74 posts · 28 votes
    8y

    Hey! The book club is still a thing, but we've transitioned to more master mind like group. I'll keep everywhere here updated as we review books.

  • Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2014 · 4 posts · 3 votes
    8y

    Hi Chirag, I am interested in joining the mastermind group. Send details!

  • Rental Property Investor · Round Rock, TX · Member since 2016 · 1k+ posts · 971 votes
    8y
  • Real Estate Agent · Gulfport, MS · Member since 2018 · 6 posts · 15 votes
    7y

    I know I'm late to this post, but this is a great idea! I'm down

  • Rental Property Investor · Austin, TX · Member since 2018 · 76 posts · 46 votes
    7y

    I'm also late to the thread, but would be interested as well!

  • Temple, TX · Member since 2019 · 1 post · 0 votes
    7y

    i am interested in both the book club and the master mind group

  • Member since 2018 · 5 posts · 0 votes
    7y

    I’m interested as well if it is still open!

  • 46231 · Member since 2018 · 14 posts · 6 votes
    7y

    I am interested in both as well

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