Reddit mentions of The Skinny on Real Estate Investing: An Introduction to the Subject

A few posters in here are saying its not worth it considering the "hidden costs" and they reference taxes, repairs and maintenance. The fact that they consider Taxes and mainenance as hidden should give you a sense of the type of investor they are and why they think it isn't worth. I mean seriously? if there is one thing certain in life it's Taxes and Death but people here are calling these costs hidden?

my advice is to grab this book from amazon. It will seriously take you a half hour to read and help you get an understanding of the costs at a high level, and don't listen to anyone who would consider Taxes a hidden cost, or even maintenance. Who buys a home and assumes it will have zero maintenance?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0981893562/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I suggest reading this. It's a good introduction to the subject:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0981893562/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

J Scott wrote one a few years back. "How to Flip Houses" or something like that. TBH though I didn't think that it was that great. A lot of it was either very obvious stuff or directly related to his personal experience in his location.

I like to recommend this book:https://www.amazon.com/Skinny-Real-Estate-Investing-Introduction/dp/0981893562

It's massively simplistic, but at the same time does a great job of introducing the basic concepts and ideas.

I'm one of those that think the Rich Dad series are crap. That goes for both author and content.

If you want a great intro to real estate investing book read The Skinny on Real Estate Investing: An Introduction to the Subject by Jim Randel

The Skinny on Real Estate Investing

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0981893562/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1