REI Book Reading Guide

The first step in becoming successful at any venture is education, especially when that something involves putting at risk thousands of your hard earned dollars. Unfortunately, when it comes to real estate investing, education can seem pretty overwhelming at first. Given the hundreds of book and thousands of articles out there, it can be difficult to know where to begin. Luckily for you, I am an education addict and have read my way through over a hundred books on the real estate investing alone. I am writing this article to provide an easy to follow progression for your education so that you don't end up finding yourself halfway through a college level commercial real estate finance book before you even know what NOI or IRR stand for. The below guide is broken down into different stages depending on where you are in your real estate journey.

BEGINNER (0 Deals Completed)

• Rich Dad Poor Dad - Robert Kiyosaki 
• Think and Grow Rich - Napoleon Hill
• The Millionaire Real Estate Investor - Gary Keller
• The Book on Rental Property Investing - Brandon Turner
• The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs - J Scott

INTERMEDIATE (1-5 Deals Completed)

• Raising Private Capital - Matthew Faircloth
• Landlording on Autopilot - Mike Butler
• Flip - Nick Ruiz
• Best Real Estate Investing Advice Ever - Joe Fairless
• The Unofficial Guide To Real Estate Investing - Martin Stone
• Long Distance Real Estate Investing - David Greene

ADVANCED (5+ Deals Completed)

• The E-Myth Real Estate Investor - Michael Gerber
• The Complete Guide To Buying And Selling Apartment Buildings - Steve Berges
• Traction - Gino Wickman
• Emerging Real Estate Markets - David Lindahl
• The Pre-Foreclosure Property Investor's Tool Kit - Thomas Lucier