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
Favorite quote“Having goals is great--but it's not enough! You need action, too! You will need to get off your butt and change the world yourself, because no one else will do it for you.”

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.

Top 2 Quotes from The Book on Rental Property Investing: How to Create Wealth and Passive Income Through Intelligent Buy & Hold Real Estate Investing!

"Having goals is great--but it's not enough! You need action, too! You will need to get off your butt and change the world yourself, because no one else will do it for you."

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

"Your social life is a homeostatic entity that desires to keep everyone on the same level, usually subconsciously. As you start to grow your wealth or your level of success, your friends will naturally feel the pull of homeostasis and, with no maliciousness intended, attempt to pull you back to their level."

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

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.