How to Invest in Real Estate: The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Getting Started

by Brandon Turner, Joshua Dorkin

It's time to stop just thinking, talking, or dreaming about the future real estate investing can give you. It's time to start doing…And this book will show you exactly where to start!


"How to Invest in Real Estate will catapult you 5-10 years ahead of where you are now. The content-rich chapters and corresponding stories of real estate investors give you guidance from the top real estate pros."
—Ryan Harris, Super Bowl 50 Champion and real estate investor


Everyone knows real estate investing can be a powerful way to build wealth and achieve true financial freedom. But, because each person’s journey is different, knowing the first steps to take can be challenging.


That’s why two of the biggest names in the real estate world teamed up to write the most comprehensive manual ever written on getting started in the lucrative business of real estate investing. Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turner—longtime hosts of the world’s #1 real estate podcast, The BiggerPockets Podcast—give you an insider’s look at the many different niches and strategies that exist, so you can find which one works best for you, your resources, and your goals.


Unlike most traditional real estate books, this one won’t tell you there is “one secret path” to real estate success. Instead, it is packed with more than forty real-life stories of how real estate investors are finding success in today’s economy.


Inside, you will



How to invest in real estate while working a full-time job


The truth about LLCs and corporations


How to earn more at work (or on the side) so you can invest more


How to get your spouse on board with real estate investing


Eight unique property types you can invest in today


Eleven powerful strategies for building wealth through real estate


Twenty-eight tested methods for finding great real estate deals


Details on partnerships, BRRRR investing, and other creative ways to fund your deals


And so much more!

Genres: Business, Finance

341 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 31, 2018

About the author

Brandon Turner is an author, entrepreneur, and active real estate investor with more than 500 rental units and dozens of rehabs under his belt. He is the Vice President of BiggerPockets, co-host of The BiggerPockets Podcast, and author of four books, including The Book on Rental Property Investing and How to Invest in Real Estate. Brandon has also been featured in numerous online and print publications—like Forbes.com, Entrepreneur.com, and Money Magazine—where he enjoys showing others the power and impact of real estate investing and financial freedom. A life-long adventurer, Brandon (along with his wife and daughter) splits his time between his home in Maui, Hawaii and various other destinations around the globe.

Reviews

[Max Orenstein · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book mostly taught me there are so many different ways to invest in real estate and so many different strategies that can be successful. I’m not sure it was the best for the fundamentals tbh. I think I learned a lot reading it but also got more lost in the sauce.

[Hunter · Rating 2 out of 5]

It had some good points, but if he said “Biggerpockets” one more time I would have thrown the book away. I searched by “Biggerpockets” in a pdf version and it was stated over 130 times.

[Nicholle Jean · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. It gave me a lot of new ideas and true to what it said on the bigger pockets website it is great for pure beginners like myself. Very encouraging and supportive, a LOT of options and I would say a good book for those just starting out.

[Thedy Legros · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great tool for new real estate investors

This book covers everything someone who is new to real estate will need to get started. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who’s looking for information on how to get started in real estate investing.