The Book on Rental Property Investing: How to Create Wealth with Intelligent Buy and Hold Real Estate Investing
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- Author：Brandon Turner
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Summary
In The Book on Rental Property Investing， real estate investor and co-host of the BiggerPockets Podcast Brandon Turner has one goal in mind: to give you every strategy， tool， tip， and technique needed to become a millionaire rental property investor--while helping you avoid the junk that pulls down so many wannabes！ Written for both new and experienced investors， this book will impart years of experience through the informative and entertaining lessons contained within。 You'll find practical， up-to-date， exciting strategies that investors across the world are using to build wealth and significant cash flow through rental properties。 Inside， you'll discover: - Why many real estate investors fail， and how you can ensure you don't！ - 4 unique， easy-to-follow strategies you can begin implementing today。 - Creative tips for finding incredible deals--even in competitive markets。 - How to achieve success without touching a toilet， paintbrush， or broom。 - Actionable ideas for financing rentals， no matter how much cash you have。 - Advice on keeping your wealth by deferring （and eliminating） taxes。 - And so much more！
Reviews
Trey Davis
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I think this book would be good， perhaps even excellent， for someone with less experience in property acquisition and management。 I've been a Realtor for 17 years and managed my own rental properties until I got to 90 units when I got too busy to manage myself so I turned over to a management company。 I now have about 150 rental units and read this book to see if there was anything I could glean。 I was able to listen to the audiobook version at 1。5x speed （since there wasn't much new info to abs I think this book would be good， perhaps even excellent， for someone with less experience in property acquisition and management。 I've been a Realtor for 17 years and managed my own rental properties until I got to 90 units when I got too busy to manage myself so I turned over to a management company。 I now have about 150 rental units and read this book to see if there was anything I could glean。 I was able to listen to the audiobook version at 1。5x speed （since there wasn't much new info to absorb）。 Approximately only 15 minutes of the book was useful to me， unfortunately。 。。。more
Gianluca
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Good intro to real estate investing but too longLike the other books in the series， this book is also too long for my taste。 I’d have preferred it went straight to the points instead of giving examples and stories on everything。 That said， it covers all the basics for getting started in real estate investing。
Joshua
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Great book， very insightful and taught me a ton about property investing。 This book is a must for anyone starting out。
Zhaozijing
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This book does not match its rate， in my opinion。I rate it as 3 star because the methodologies introduced by the author is useful， but not practical。What makes me uncomfortable is that the author assumes all of us is able to find such a property that fits into the model （70% discount， 3% appreciation， 1k cash flow after mortgage/maintenance）， and then you get your freedom in 5-10 years。 I believe that the most successful investors could do that， but not practical or operational for people like m This book does not match its rate， in my opinion。I rate it as 3 star because the methodologies introduced by the author is useful， but not practical。What makes me uncomfortable is that the author assumes all of us is able to find such a property that fits into the model （70% discount， 3% appreciation， 1k cash flow after mortgage/maintenance）， and then you get your freedom in 5-10 years。 I believe that the most successful investors could do that， but not practical or operational for people like me。On the contrary， there are books that not only teach you the principles， but also give you a valid path to work on。 Although it may take you 20 years， but those suggestions encourage you to move， to act and to achieve。After reading book， I just shrug my shoulder and walk away， which make me disappoint myself。 。。。more
Batool Arhamna Haider
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A great read！ Learned a lot。
Ryan Bean
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A book that warrants a pen and highlighter。 This is a step by step guide to financial freedom if you have the mindset for it。 I will definitely be reading this one again。
Reanna Cornelius
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Informative read。 Easy to understand。 Good advice。
Kaushal Modi
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This book is good for anyone new to rental investing and also to anyone new to purchasing properties in general。 It gives a general introduction to the property buying process in United States。It's also a good read for someone completely new to rental investing and doesn't know what they are getting into: the whole process， what kind of gains to expect， and more importantly， what kinds of risks to expect。Elsewhere I read in this book's review that you can easily find the info in this book online This book is good for anyone new to rental investing and also to anyone new to purchasing properties in general。 It gives a general introduction to the property buying process in United States。It's also a good read for someone completely new to rental investing and doesn't know what they are getting into: the whole process， what kind of gains to expect， and more importantly， what kinds of risks to expect。Elsewhere I read in this book's review that you can easily find the info in this book online。 I agree， but it's also good to have all the basic info packed in one place。Summary:- If you are a beginner investor， or you have never purchased a property in US， this book will be very valuable to you。- If you already are into rental property investment， this book is still a good quick read; you will find some gems that you missed earlier， or you might find some points emphasized in this book which you never considered earlier。 For example， I knew about it but never gave too much thought to "Move-in Checklist"。 But now I will make it a point to document this process and take a video of the house condition before a tenant moves in。Negatives:- I wish the author didn't keeping on beating a dead horse with promoting his BiggerPockets platform。 I understand that he wants more people to buy premium membership （he does it indirectly by putting hyperlinks to resources that need premium membership）， but I think he has overdone it。 That itself makes me to not get that premium membership。 [Even if you ignore all the BiggerPockets promotion in the book， the rest of the content is useful。]- I didn't understand why the author doesn't even mention the benefit of earning more equity and spending less on paying interest by increasing the down payment or reducing the loan duration。 It's as if he's intentional throwing a blind spot on that school of thought。 I understand the benefit of higher leverage （more debt）， but the benefit of "higher equity earning and lower interest payments" is not mentioned even once the book。 。。。more
Will Hearn
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Umm。。 am I the only one who hoped to learn something about short term rental property investing？ Nothing on the back of the book or cover gives the impression， but this entire book is focused on long term rental property investing。 I probably skimmed through half of the book， the half regarding being a long term tenant landlord and all the intricacies of that job （one I have no intention of taking）。 All the material regarding the pre approval， loan， purchasing， negotiating， and other GENERAL pro Umm。。 am I the only one who hoped to learn something about short term rental property investing？ Nothing on the back of the book or cover gives the impression， but this entire book is focused on long term rental property investing。 I probably skimmed through half of the book， the half regarding being a long term tenant landlord and all the intricacies of that job （one I have no intention of taking）。 All the material regarding the pre approval， loan， purchasing， negotiating， and other GENERAL property buying processes were good。 Not super amazing great， as the author is often very corny and the writing is kinda dorky （reminds me of the youth pastor I grew up listening to sugar coat all of life that would end up being much rawer and raunchier， and not full of darns， gees， and shuckses）， but the general info is pretty good。 Bounced it off my real estate agent GF who corroborated it， and even learned some too。 But the title should be: The Book On LONG TERM Rental Property Investing。 Can't believe I'm the first to have this too late realization。 。。。more
Andrew
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Full of helpful tips for new real estate investors， easy to read。 Anecdotes and his personable style as well as experience made this useful and enjoyable。
Desiree
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Trying to get into rental properties and this book was AMAZING！ It literally takes you from the beginning and gives you ACTIONABLE tips instead of just talking about concepts。 I'm definitely going to be rereading this book because it has such valuable information！ I'm definitely going to be reading Brandon Turner's other books！ Trying to get into rental properties and this book was AMAZING！ It literally takes you from the beginning and gives you ACTIONABLE tips instead of just talking about concepts。 I'm definitely going to be rereading this book because it has such valuable information！ I'm definitely going to be reading Brandon Turner's other books！ 。。。more
Darban
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Genuine will to teach。 Very complete with details。 Shares secrets and niches you never knew existed。 Mostly how the rental market works。 Implementing it--is a step away to financial freedom。
Tim
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Obviously purchasing a home is more complicated than "putting 20% down and taking out a mortgage。" As a beginner， this was all I really knew but I understood there was a lot more to it that I needed to learn about。 This book was just what I was looking for; an almost step by step process on finding， analyzing， and purchasing a real estate property， as well has how to manage it。 The first half felt like a lot of common sense but that may have been because I've researched a bit of real estate inve Obviously purchasing a home is more complicated than "putting 20% down and taking out a mortgage。" As a beginner， this was all I really knew but I understood there was a lot more to it that I needed to learn about。 This book was just what I was looking for; an almost step by step process on finding， analyzing， and purchasing a real estate property， as well has how to manage it。 The first half felt like a lot of common sense but that may have been because I've researched a bit of real estate investing online prior to reading this， but the second half was where a lot of my questions were answered。 Whether I pull the trigger on a rental property is a separate question， but I definitely feel more knowledgeable now and would feel more confident doing so。 。。。more
Nicholas Hatcher
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Great book on rental property investing。 The author provides a great step by step guide and outline for how to approach real estate investing。 I will definitely be returning to this book as a great reference source。
Vickie
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One of my top two books on real estate investing。 I haven't done it yet， but he lays everything out so simply， its no longer as intimidating。 I feel like I know how to start and have a handle options。 One of my top two books on real estate investing。 I haven't done it yet， but he lays everything out so simply， its no longer as intimidating。 I feel like I know how to start and have a handle options。 。。。more
Priya Ravinder
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This was my first book on real estate。。。 and what a book！ I am glad I made the purchase。 I'm going to use this as my go-to guide。 It gave me step by step process into rental estate investing。 I would recommend this book to everyone who is looking to purchase any piece of land or property。 This was my first book on real estate。。。 and what a book！ I am glad I made the purchase。 I'm going to use this as my go-to guide。 It gave me step by step process into rental estate investing。 I would recommend this book to everyone who is looking to purchase any piece of land or property。 。。。more
Kindra Zepeda rodriguez
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Pretty straight forward book。 He simplifies a lot。
Alghie Dionisio
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Great primer to rental property investing！
Alejandro
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Life changerAlthough I live in South America the book gave me a good idea of what is the real state business and helped me to take action， for me this is a Business/Money maker guide
Aashrit
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This book should very clearly be called The Book on *American* Rental Property Investing。 It uses many laws， property types， and tax rules that are only specific to America。 I live in India， and about 50% of the book is not helpful at all due to this。The other 50% is helpful in a limited way。 It says to look for properties that give a 12% rental yield at minimum， if not 24%。 In fast developing countries like India and China， property is in high demand and incomes are yet to catch up， leading to This book should very clearly be called The Book on *American* Rental Property Investing。 It uses many laws， property types， and tax rules that are only specific to America。 I live in India， and about 50% of the book is not helpful at all due to this。The other 50% is helpful in a limited way。 It says to look for properties that give a 12% rental yield at minimum， if not 24%。 In fast developing countries like India and China， property is in high demand and incomes are yet to catch up， leading to rental yields of less than 5%。For those of us who live in such countries with highly speculative property markets， the gist of the book is this: don't but rental property unless you get a 50% discount bargain。 Otherwise， you're better off buying stocks or land。 。。。more
Dominic Mozel
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Perfect resource if you ever get into rental properties
Brian Larson
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Useful information even for folks not currently in the rental property investment business。 Turner’s book assuredly beats any rental investment expo or “pay to be mentored” scheme currently on the market。 I did， however， get annoyed with his constant plugging of his online “rental investment community。” We get it， you want us to invest。 Turner is speaking from experience and offers his varnished take on everything from non-paying tenants， portfolio investing， 1031 tax exchanges， to cash flow tec Useful information even for folks not currently in the rental property investment business。 Turner’s book assuredly beats any rental investment expo or “pay to be mentored” scheme currently on the market。 I did， however， get annoyed with his constant plugging of his online “rental investment community。” We get it， you want us to invest。 Turner is speaking from experience and offers his varnished take on everything from non-paying tenants， portfolio investing， 1031 tax exchanges， to cash flow techniques and formulas that even seasoned investment firms run on to-be rental properties。I must admit that I was a little hesitant to accept Turner’s advice after his usage of Trump quotes early on in the book。 I thought to myself， “Should I read a book that clearly borrows from the philosophy of a twice-impeached， disgraced， and thrice bankrupt ex-president？” I’m glad I continued， even if I did so with a perpetually-furrowed eyebrow。 Turner uses simple examples that， much like compound interest， evolve and become more abundant overtime。 I did catch a couple typos & mathematical mistakes that should have been picked up by the editor（s）- the chart on page 342 is just one example。 However， the tactics Turner prescribes throughout the book are overwhelmingly well-rounded， cogent， & money-making。 I do wonder if Turner would write an addendum or post-script based on the current state of the US real estate market。 Since the pandemic hit， many banks and other financial institutions have drastically lowered DTI constraints & portfolio investors， likewise， have reigned in lending in a market marked by the double whammy of low interest rates & meteorically rising residential & commercial real estate prices。 Who knows， maybe Turner wouldn’t change a thing and that’s why he republished in 2020。 。。。more
Tyrel Clayton
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Lots of really great advice on rental property investing， as you might expect。 It's a bit less focused on remote real estate investing， and assumes you'll be relatively close to your rental properties。 As a person living in a really expensive market， and who wants to move out of the country soon， there was less stuff that was applicable to me in there。 But overall， excellent introductory book to the world of rental property investing。 Lots of really great advice on rental property investing， as you might expect。 It's a bit less focused on remote real estate investing， and assumes you'll be relatively close to your rental properties。 As a person living in a really expensive market， and who wants to move out of the country soon， there was less stuff that was applicable to me in there。 But overall， excellent introductory book to the world of rental property investing。 。。。more
Charity
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Really enjoyed how in depth this book gets into real estate investing。 Brandon Turner shares his personal experience on how to be successful and how to avoid some of the pitfalls as well。 If you are starting researching into to real estate investing， this book is a great starting point for anyone looking to get into this type of investing。
Sondre
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 BRRRR！ （Buy， Rehab， Rent， Refinance， Repeat）Step 1: BuyStep 2: RehabStep 3: RentStep 4: RefinanceStep 5: RepeatStep 6: $$$
Rachel
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Lots of good info。
Sonia Song
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Fantastic book with complimentary information on rental property investing。 Even though some of the rules in the US does not apply to other countries， it did a great job to sum up some investment tips。 A book worth reading multiple times。
Gregp
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6 out of 10
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Cynthia
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