Real Estate Resources
Recommended Real Estate Books
The Millionaire Real Estate Investor
By: Gary Keller
The Complete Guide to RE Finance for Investment Properties
By: Steve Berges
REI Blogs and Articles
Flip This Wholesaler
Steph is a REO wholesaler in Tampa, FL who has been in the real estate business for about a year, and has learned and built her business from the ground up. Very inspirational, and a must read if you’re looking to jump into real estate wholesaling (or real estate in general).
Tom Tarrant
Tom is a flipper from San Antonio who not only churns out beautiful houses, but has a great blog as well. It’s tremendously informative on all aspects of rehab, and uses lots of multi-media to take you right into his projects.
Flipping Smart
Matt K. is a young flipper who clearly does fantastic work. His company — Hampden Homebuyers — takes on some big projects and their results speak for themselves. Lots of pictures, videos and great detail that will help both novice and seasoned investors alike learn more about the business.
Build Bankroll
Steve is a real estate flipper and wholesaler in Southern California. He started flipping in the Summer of 2008 (right around the time I did), and has already flipped/wholesaled over 20 properties!
Flip Thy House
Seth is a flipper in Texas who — while working a day job — also finds the time and energy to do his own rehabs. He provides a lot of detailed info about his projects, but more importantly, provides a lot of great tips for any flippers out there looking to learn the business.
Apartment Building Real Estate Investment Success Guide
A number of very good articles related to apartment investing, acquisition, and management.
Stewart Hsu: Real Time Thoughts of a Real Estate Entrepreneur
Stewart Hsu’s blog about real estate investing (in the Bay Area).
Lang & Thomas – Real Estate Blog
A partner team in Atlanta focused on quad-plex investing. Some great interviews with high-profile investors.
Live and Flip
Follow another fellow investor as he learns the ropes of SFH and multi-units in Denver, CO.
Shaun’s Real Estate Adventures
Shaun is a real estate investor and flipper who lives in Phoenix, AZ.
Live Learn Invest
Good blog about one person’s experience giving up the corporate life and starting to invest for a living.
Online Discussion Forums
Flipping Homes
One of the best real estate forums I’ve found. Run by Steve Cook — real estate investor, mentor, and coach in my hometown (Baltimore) — the site has a ton of great articles, podcasts and knowledgeable forum members.
Bigger Pockets Forums
Another great real estate forum and website. From articles to spreadsheets to blogs to social networking, the site contains great information from hundreds of novice and experienced investors alike.
The Fastlane to Millions
Multiple forums devoted to many different “fastlane” investment strategies, including Real Estate, Paper Assets, Building Businesses, etc. This is probably the highest quality discussion forums I’ve found on the web.
Creative Real Estate Online
Hundreds of articles devoted to Real Estate topics ranging from the basics to creative strategies for acquiring all kinds of real estate. Also, several high-quality forums for various real estate topics.
Real Estate Investor Forums
Discussion forums devoted to the spectrum of Real Estate topics
Real Estate Research Online
Zillow.com
Zillow provides data on individual houses around the nation. Includes prior sales data, for-sale info, arial photos, etc.
Trulia.com
Trulia provides research data on market trends as well on individual houses around the nation.
BankRate.com
BankRate provides comprehensive rate information for all types of loans. Also includes articles, calculators, and advice sections.
Rentometer.com
Rentometer provides tools for determining local rents in a specific area (designated by address).
Zilpy.com
Zilpy provides investment property information about local neighborhoods to investors, landlords, and prospective renters.
RottenNeighbor.com
RottenNeighbor lets you leave and retrieve information about your neighbors or homeowners in areas where you are considering buying/living.
City-Data.com
City-Data provides housing and census data for various areas around the U.S.
RealtyRates.com
RealtyRates provides global real estate investment, financial and market data.
The Financial Forecast Center
The Financial Forecast Center provides forecasted rates for various currency exchange, loans, investments, etc.
Mortgage Rates – Daily Market Commentary
Daily mortgage rate commentary and recommendations on when to lock in or float your rate.
Loopnet.com
Loopnet is the most comprehensive online listing service for commercial properties, including apartments, office space, raw land, etc.
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