Helpful Books

The following list contain a few of the books I've recently read. The more you read the better.  They not only help you get a better understanding of real estate investment but also helped build my confidence.

Public-Private Partnership Projects in Infrastructure by Jeffrey Delmon

This book explains how to work with government in real estate development. It's pretty good. What i got out of it was that there is no one way to work with the government.  Work to create a win-win scenario on each investment.

How to be a Real Estate Investor by Phil Pustejosky

Check it out on amazon including the reviews. Quite frankly I don't remember if it was good or bad.

Rookie To Riches: Wholesaling Real Estate by Michael Brandon

It was ok. It provided a real life scenario by a guy down and out on his luck. If he can be successful, you can too.

Real Estate Developer's Handbook by Tania Davis

It was good, but simple. This book convinced me that I was knowledgable enough to go out on my own. I didn't learn anything from it but did gain confident after reading it.

http://www.realestatedevelopmentcoach.com/ By Colm Dillon.

I bought this book written by Australian Developer, Colm Dillon. I contacted him about a question and he emailed me back right away. He's sort of like the Donald Trump of Australia.  This was the first developers book i read. It was good.  But the investment is now outdated.  I've since learned that the investment capital is there but not at 80/20. It's more like 60/40 where the investor will put 60% in on a deal to your 40% skin in the game.  for the other 40% you have to disclose they will have to take aa second lien position and offer 2x return on investment up to about 25% of their investment per project (up to 2 years - 30 months).

I read a book a week on average using the kindle app on my phone.  I find Biographies of successful entrepreneurs to be as helpful as industry specific books.

Note: I've also read most of Donald Trump's books. He doesn't really tell how to do something. He just tells what he did withouth going in to much detail. The thing to learn from THE Donald is you can wing it but stay focused on the goal. Having a goal is key. And also, never stop asking until you get what you want.