The Book on Rental Property Investing: How to Create Wealth With Intelligent Buy and Hold Real Estate Investing (BiggerPockets Rental Kit, 2) Paperback – Illustrated, October 28, 2015

Discover the essence of property investment in the captivating pages of "The Rental Property Book." This insightful guide unravels the intricacies of rental property ownership with clarity and practicality, making it an essential read for both seasoned investors and newcomers alike.Delve into strategies for maximizing rental income, navigating landlord-tenant dynamics, and optimizing property management efficiency. The book's engaging narrative combines real-life anecdotes with expert advice, offering invaluable insights into market trends, financial planning, and legal considerations.Whether you're aiming to expand your portfolio or embark on your first investment journey, "The Rental Property Book" equips you with the knowledge and confidence to succeed. It's a compelling resource that transforms complex real estate concepts into actionable steps, ensuring every page is as enlightening as it is enriching.

As someone wanting an overview of the rental property business, I found this book very helpful. The author is knowledgeable and experienced, and shows a firm grasp of the various aspects of his trade. He evidences an clear passion for the rental business, which is contagious for the reader. The book was well-written and engaging, and had no trouble keeping my attention.With that being said, there were a few issues:1. The book would have benefited from a more thorough editing. There were a number of examples and pieces of advice which were repeated unnecessarily, and a handful of grammatical issues.2. The author mentions his website, biggerpockets.com, an average of 5+ times each chapter (I verified this with a Kindle search). This got annoying fairly quickly.3. In some of the sections – especially at the beginning – he sounded a bit like a motivational/self-help speaker. I felt like I was listening to a talk on the power of positive thinking. While this may be helpful for some, I ended up skipping these parts.While these issues cheapened the book, it is still very well done and worth reading.

Very informative book! Learned some things I would have never thought to do while reading some other real estate investing books and im only half way through. Talks about some cleaver ways to get funding for a property and then using the equity after a little time to invest and purchase additional properties. Im sure there will be some snags along the way but this book doesn't give you a perfect world scenario but instead a guideline on how to buy and hold those properties. It even offers some brief insight into buying and flipping, house hacking, and a quick sale if you just want to get out of the long term rental investment. It even offers some advice on your mental attitude that you need to have when going through these purchases which I think is very helpful. It also offers quick number crunching techniques on deciding if a rental property is worth the purchase and who you might need on a rental property investment team with each persons skills broken down into a simple to understand language. I highly recommend this book to anyone that's into buying rental properties for long term wealth, passive income, future retirement, or just the ability to quit your boring 9 to 5 job.

This book provides and excellent overview of what you need to know to dive into RE investing. It covers many aspects, some in greater depth than others, but rest assured, when you finish it, you will have a good idea of what you need to consider for rental property investing (both the do's and the don'ts, including tricks of the trade).The author, Brandon Turner, provides many first-hand stories to illustrate his points. His tone is friendly and enthusiastic, while also being realistic. He does not present real estate investing as a get rich quick scheme, but rather something that you work at in a smart and determined fashion. References to Turner's website, Bigger Pockets, point you to useful tools (but not in a pushy way), another helpful benefit.If you are looking for a primer book to begin your entry into RE investing, put this at the top of your list!

I was researching the best way to create passive income after reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad and I came across this book. I had little to no prior understanding of Real Estate Investing (REI) prior to reading this book. I now feel that I have a very good understanding of how other individuals have been successful in real estate investing. From those various options discussed, there was enough information that I am now on the path to implement the plan that seems to align the most with my goals. I enjoyed the encouragement within the book to actually move forward with REI and so I have set a timeline for myself to do so.A very worth while read. I have read many personal improvement and business books over the years and I would put this up in the top ten I have read, due to the practical content and ease of reading.

So, maybe I'm going overboard in my heading, but this is truly a great book. The narrator was funny, lovely, kept me engaged, and wasn't a robot. The author is literally giving all the secrets. Its not just a book on the philosophy of real estate investing, it's a guide. Step by step. In unreal detail, not expected by individuals looking to make money off of selling a product. Turner laid it all out, and gave examples with real numbers. I didnt ha e to guess what he meant. He explained everything. Any jargon familiar only to investors, explained it. How to calculate ROI or ARV...explained it. When I'm ready to start investing, I'm definitely going to read again, taking notes along the way. I really appreciate this book (with audible narration).