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Real estate valuation methods pdf Continue Barron - Penta: Tips for the Rich - Great Investors - Advisory Center - Income Investing - Focus on Funds - Barron Magazine Preview - Barron Next - Barron Bounce News - US News - Politics and Campaign - News of the World - New York Business - Markets - Economy - Health - Health - - Smee and Marketing - Entrepreneur Management Career - Career - Leadership - Boss Talk Personal Finance - Real Estate Technology Life - Culture - Art and Entertainment - Mansion - Sport - Fashion - Food - Drink - Auto - Books - Travel Opinion Fancy Top News Most Popular Following Excerpts from Heather and Brandon Turner's book on rental real estate available in the BiggerPockets bookstore. Create an account today to get BiggerPocket the best blog articles delivered to your inbox Sign up for free What is the right source for you to learn? Where do you find the best real estate knowledge? Let's look at some of the most common learning methods you can use to gain knowledge about a particular real estate niche you want to focus on. Just thinking about buying a home for the first time brings waves of emotion. It's like an exciting and frightening concept for most people. First of all, know that you are not alone! More than one-third of all Americans are considering buying a home in the next five years. Our First Time Home Buyer Guide prepares you for the road ahead. The 5 best methods to start learning about Real Estate Investing is 1. Books When I first started investing in real estate, I fell in love with real estate books. In the summer after I decided that real estate would be my future, I read over 100 real estate books, averaging almost one a day. I didn't pay for most of them because I just went to my local library every week and reserved a few titles I wanted to read. Books have a way to change how you think because you spend so much time in the author's head. Reading this book today, you get a peek into my opinion and learn how I think about real estate. It took me ten years to learn how to get where I am today and you will learn everything I know about renting a property in the next few hours! Do you care as much as I do? I want to give you a list of my favorite real estate books, so you can go to your local library or jump on Amazon.com and pick up a few for yourself, but instead of taking a place in this book to do so, I just invite you to go to BiggerPockets.com/BestBooks to find your list of my 21 favorite real estate books written by authors such as Gary Keller, Spencer, Strauss, J Scott, Larry B. Loftys, Frank Lofeli, and Mr. McRoy! Related: 4 toxic habits that sabotage even the most New investors The last thing I want to say about books before moving on is that: don't just read. Read. You first start reading as much as you can, but after a while, you will need to stop reading and start doing. You can boast to your friends that you are reading 20 books this month, but if you have learned nothing or take action on the information in these books, what was the purpose? You'd better read only five books a year and take action on what you've learned! So with this book, set a goal for yourself to read every word, maybe even twice, and then put the lessons in it into action. 2. Podcasts Are Possibly the newest educational environment on this list, podcasts are audio shows you can listen to online or on your smartphone. When I decided to take on a more active role at BiggerPockets, the first thing I insisted on for Josh (our CEO) was that we were starting a podcast, mainly because I was addicted to listening to other podcasts and I knew the power they had to help and inform people. We launched the BiggerPockets Podcast in January 2013, and within days, we hit the top 10 of all business podcasts on iTunes, and we've remained the number one real estate podcast in the world so far. We've recorded over 250 shows covering everything from losing millions of dollars to investing while working full-time, as well as about end-up, rental options, rental properties, landlord, flipping, mobile homes, commercial investing, and so many other topics. We asked each guest about real estate and business books that changed their lives. We have discovered the secret to their success and what they believe distinguishes successful investors from those who give up or fail. We asked them about their mistakes, failures, victories and routines. And we did it all to help you become a better investor. Podcasts are free and you can listen to them while driving while you are working while you are folding your underwear. You can listen with your spouse, with your children, or alone. You can even listen at double speed to put more shows into your busy schedule. I often talk about the power of the people you spend your time with and the impact they can have on your success. So why not spend a few hours each week taking in a real estate podcast and learning from other investors? Podcasts have an incredible way to make you feel like you know a host or guest, as if you are actually sitting down with them for coffee. Every BiggerPockets meetup or event that I attend, I hear that feeling from dozens of people I've never met before; they tell me: I feel like I know you! And the funny thing is that because they've listened to so many episodes of our show, I feel like I know them too. Keep in mind if one show a week isn't enough for you, there are dozens of real estate podcasts available (including the BiggerPockets Money Show and Business Podcast), some better than others. I would BiggerPockets Podcast, of course, but my other favorites are the Real Estate Guys Radio Show and just start real estate with Mike Simmons, but if you look around, you might find others you enjoy as well. And if you find a good show you enjoy, help the podcaster by leaving his or her rating and review on iTunes. Producing a podcast is the most time consuming activity I do each week, so I know how much work goes into them. Give your favorite podcaster a boost by improving your ratings in iTunes with a positive review! 3. Blogs If you said the word blog 10 years ago, very few people would know what you are talking about. However, today, blogs are everywhere. For those who still do not know, the blog is a collection of articles called posts published on the Internet for free. Anyone can start a blog and share their knowledge, making blogging one of the best ways to get an education in real estate without having to pay a dime. The Internet has hundreds, if not thousands, of real estate investing blogs written by real life, practicing real estate investors and covering virtually all niche real estate and strategy. 4. Forums Books are amazing sources of information, and blog posts can offer terrific insight, but both of these sources are one direction. In other words, you only get information. Participating in a conversation with any of them is difficult, if not impossible. So for this aspect of your education, I recommend taking part in an online real estate investment forum. Forums are essentially online conversations around a specific topic. One person starts a thread, or conversation, and anyone in the community can respond with a message to give advice or knowledge or otherwise further participate in the discussion. Forums are great because when you invest in rental properties, there will be situations that no book or blog is ever considered. For these that, if the questions of being able to ask for input from others are in the same position through a popular real estate investment forum such as the BiggerPockets Forum, it's really nice. And most forums are free to use. Related: 3 possible ways to start in wholesaling real estate as a complete newcomer Not only forums are great for asking questions, they are also a fantastic way to network. When you jump into a forum to engage in conversation (no matter what your level of experience is), people see you and connect, just like in the real world. You can quickly establish themselves as someone who is serious about business and find potential lenders, partners, deals and other valuable resources and opportunities. I often hear stories about people on BiggerPockets forums who find incredible success because of their involvement there. I'm in a state of urgency you do the same thing -- take 10 minutes every day to interact with others and build your reputation on Forums or online forum of your choice. 5. YouTube Want to Hear the Secret? YouTube has more than just cute cat videos! Shocking, I know. But with 432,000 hours of content uploaded to the site every day, YouTube is actually filled with a lot of great educational content that can help you grow as a rental real estate investor. Keep in mind that I don't just mean videos on real estate investments. You can also find videos on business management, motivation, home renovation, and pretty much everything else you need to help you become a more successful real estate entrepreneur.