I am currently a beginner in real estate investing. What advice or recommendations can you give me?
Do you have a book recommendation, or YouTube content creator who has personally helped you, etc.
Feel free to respond with whatever has helped you in your real estate investing journey!
I am currently a beginner in real estate investing. What advice or recommendations can you give me?
Do you have a book recommendation, or YouTube content creator who has personally helped you, etc.
Feel free to respond with whatever has helped you in your real estate investing journey!
How many of the books and podcasts under the Content tab here on BiggerPockets have you read & listened to?
Investor · Clearwater, FL · Member since 2025 · 226 posts · 79 votes
4mo
Welcome. Below are the books I would recommend to read/listen to:
Strategy:
Rich man in Babylon
Robert Kiosaki
- Rich Dad Poor Dad
- Cashflow Quadrant
- Guide to investing
- Real book of Real Estate
Real Estate Journey:
Ken McKelroy
- ABCs of Real Estate Investing
- Advanced book of Real Estate Investing
- ABC of Property management
I am currently a beginner in real estate investing. What advice or recommendations can you give me?
Do you have a book recommendation, or YouTube content creator who has personally helped you, etc.
Feel free to respond with whatever has helped you in your real estate investing journey!
How many of the books and podcasts under the Content tab here on BiggerPockets have you read & listened to?
@Drew Sygit So I haven't read or listened to anything on here, I'm not seeing any content option.
However, I got Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad poor dad. I read it, and I learned a lot. I got Brandon Turner's book (still going to read it.) And I'm watching Graham Stephen's, Karlton Dennis, and Dave Ramsay.
I am currently a beginner in real estate investing. What advice or recommendations can you give me?
Do you have a book recommendation, or YouTube content creator who has personally helped you, etc.
Feel free to respond with whatever has helped you in your real estate investing journey!
Welcome to BiggerPockets, Kareem. If I had to boil down what helps most beginners early on, it’s really just learning how to think in terms of numbers and risk before trying to chase deals. A lot of people jump straight into looking for properties, but the real foundation is understanding basic deal analysis, how cash flow actually works, and what can realistically go wrong in a rental. For books, the ones that tend to give people a solid starting mindset are “Rich Dad Poor Dad” by Robert Kiyosaki and “The Book on Rental Property Investing” by Brandon Turner, since it walks through rentals in a very practical way. On the content side, a lot of beginners get value from watching Graham Stephan for general investing mindset, Meet Kevin for broader real estate and market thinking, and Ryan Pineda for more hands-on investing and scaling strategies. The key is not just consuming content though, it’s taking one strategy at a time and practicing it on fake deals or real listings so you actually learn how to underwrite. Most people who succeed don’t do it because they found one secret source, they just stayed consistent learning and slowly built confidence through repetition.
Specialist · Long Beach, CA · Member since 2011 · 877 posts · 398 votes
4mo
First, you need to figure out what your strategy is. Are you looking to flip so you can make income now? Or are you looking to buy and hold for later down the road? Those are two completely different approaches.
Real Estate Agent · Los Angeles, United States · Member since 2021 · 392 posts · 162 votes
4mo
Good starting point with the books. A few things I'd add that matter especially if you're investing in the Southern California market:
1) Most national content creators teach cash flow investing in Midwest or Sun Belt markets — the metrics and rules of thumb don't always apply to OC/LA. Learn how this market specifically works before internalizing the 1% rule or standard cash-on-cash benchmarks as your north star. SoCal has a different thesis that leans heavily on appreciation, rent growth, and supply constraints.
2) Analyze real deals. Go to Zillow, pull actual listings, and run the numbers on what you find. Don't just study theory — the fastest education comes from repeatedly asking "does this deal work?" on real properties until the numbers start feeling intuitive.
I'm based in LA/Ventura County and work with investors throughout Southern California. Happy to connect if you want guidance specific to your local market — feel free to DM.
I am currently a beginner in real estate investing. What advice or recommendations can you give me?
Do you have a book recommendation, or YouTube content creator who has personally helped you, etc.
Feel free to respond with whatever has helped you in your real estate investing journey!
I got started in real estate after reading Rich Dad Poor Dad/ Cashflow Quadrants and then reading BRRRR by David Greene.
Those books and the biggerpockets community helped shape my career. I've bought 28 units and sell around 100-120+ investment properties to my clients here in my market.
You should consider OOS investing in the midwest since Orange county is tough to invest in. Your money will go much further, in a landlord-friendly state, and there are tons of tech companies buying so values are holding strong and appreciating.
Orange County, CA · Member since 2026 · 27 posts · 2 votes
2mo
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