I started reading this because a cousin recently decided to get into real estate. I was interested to read a success story about what he might be doing. Some of this advice is cross industry applicable.
The book was interesting to read in parallel with Zero to One as the type of advice differs. This book is about taking action within an industry, copying others and working hard, while Zero to One identifies people who have really done the opposite (with the exception of working hard, both books identify hard work, one as a consequence of a good idea and passion and the other as a means to success). Both are interesting and tackle what they set out to do.
I am eager to see how my cousin does and I would definitely recommend this book to him.