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12 Good Reads Expand your skills, gain insight, and get inspired with these top picks. Profit First for Real Estate Investing By David Richter If you want to stop living deal to deal, this is the book for you. Built on the Profit First method created by Mike Michalowicz, this new finance system is tailored to the unique realities for today's real estate investors. Richter lays out not just a plan but an entire financial system built for rental investors or flippers/wholesalers. e author's goal is to "bring investors true financial clarity and freedom, and help every investor stop living deal to deal." Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World By Simon Winchester Land, no matter where it is, is the hottest commodity out there and is central to our existence. is book examines in depth how we acquire land, how we steward it, how and why we fight over it, and finally, how we can, and on occasion do, come to share it. Ultimately, the author confronts the essential question: who actually owns the world's land—and why does it matter? Harvard Can't Teach What You Learn from the Streets: The Street Success Guide to Building Wealth through Multi-Family Real Estate By Sam Liebman ere are many roads one can take to become successful in real estate, and getting your license or owning your first property are just the beginning of the journey that is your future. Using this book, readers will learn the ropes of multi-family real estate from a seasoned veteran and proven techniques to build an empire. is sometimes funny, but always relevant, advice should serve all levels of professionals from those just getting into the business to seasoned pros enabling everyone to look for value that others may have overlooked. Diary of a White Collar Criminal By Jerome Mayne In a chillingly good read of a real-life story, the author shows how a series of simple lapses of professional judgement can spiral your life out of control. In his 20s, he viewed the world as his oyster and quickly made a name for himself. But a litany of poor choices led him to being convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit mail fraud, and money laundering in a real estate and mortgage finance scheme.