The Book on Rental Property Investing: How to Create Wealth and Passive Income Through Intelligent Buy & Hold Real Estate Investing! by Brandon Turner book cover

The Book on Rental Property Investing: How to Create Wealth and Passive Income Through Intelligent Buy & Hold Real Estate Investing!

by Brandon Turner · 2015

Brandon Turner's take on business, the honest verdict is below.

Worth reading? Turner's BiggerPockets guide is the friendly on-ramp to buy-and-hold rentals, thorough, encouraging, realistic about work. Read it before your first rental; skip it if you want advanced tax or syndication strategy, because this is the 101.

AuthorBrandon Turner
Published2015
CategoryBusiness & Money

ASIN: 099071179X

The Verdict

Turner’s BiggerPockets guide is the friendly on-ramp to buy-and-hold rentals, thorough, encouraging, realistic about work. Read it before your first rental; skip it if you want advanced tax or syndication strategy, because this is the 101.

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The Book on Rental Property Investing: How to Create Wealth and Passive Income Through Intelligent Buy & Hold Real Estate Investing! by Brandon Turner: book review and summary

Top 8 Lessons from The Book on Rental Property Investing: How to Create Wealth and Passive Income Through Intelligent Buy & Hold Real Estate Investing!

  1. Buy-and-hold beats flipping for most people building wealth.
  2. Run the numbers on cash flow before you fall for a deal.
  3. Financing and creative deals open doors with little cash down.
  4. Location and tenant quality drive most of your return.
  5. Treat it as a business with systems, not a hobby.
  6. Build a team: agent, lender, property manager, contractor.
  7. Reinvest profits to compound through more doors.
  8. Expect problems; screen tenants hard to avoid the worst.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is The Book on Rental Property Investing worth reading?

Yes for first-time landlords who want the full picture.

What is the main idea of The Book on Rental Property Investing?

That disciplined buy-and-hold rentals build wealth through cash flow and appreciation.

Who should read it?

Aspiring landlords and anyone chasing passive income through real estate.