I would tend to believe most UK property & real estate investors have a stack of books in their bookshelf. I wanted to share my list of Best Books For Real Estate Investors

There are thousands of real estate books in Amazon today, and trying to separate the best real estate books from those that can easily be passed on can be tough. I have been investing in real estate first in the US and now in Manchester with my family.

The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down

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This book does not teach just one strategy for creative finance, but instead you’ll learn numerous strategies for using your creativity to invest – rather than cash. You’ll learn:

How an owner-occupied investment property can get you investing for as little as $0
How to find and utilize partners to grow a thriving investment business
How and when to use hard money, private money, or bank money to fund your deals
How to get started finding great deals and wholesaling for quick (but not always easy) cash
And TONS more.

The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller and Dave Jenks

Millionaire is one of the most highly recommended books in the investing genre, this book from famed real estate agent Gary Keller has guided millions of investors into the real estate investing game. This book, however, offers maybe a little less “actionable advice” and focuses more heavily on the theory and motivation behind great real estate investments, but in a very easy-to-read manner.

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The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing by Spencer Strauss

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A strong written plan for how you are going to use real estate investing to get you from where you are today to where you want to be. Nothing made this clearer to me than when I read The Unofficial Guide to Real Estate Investing when I first got started. By far one of my favorite books ever written on real estate, this book is full of great advice for beginners and helps explain the “big picture” of investing and how millionaires are made in this industry.

The ABCs of Real Estate Investing: The Secrets of Finding Hidden Profits Most Investors Miss (Rich Dad Advisors) by Ken McElroy

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In this book, Ken talks about the basics of real estate while offering numerous real-world examples of how investing can – and does – work to build serious wealth. This book focuses more heavily on big projects, like apartment complexes, though the information could be helpful for an investor at any stage in their investing. The ABCs of Real Estate Investing is another of my all-time favorite books on real estate investing and I definitely recommend everyone check it out.

How I Turned $1,000 into Five Million in Real Estate in My Spare Time by William Nickerson

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Nickerson is One of the most talked-about (and hard to find) books in the real estate investing niche, William Nickerson’s book on building wealth is a great example of how any investor can go from zero to millions following a basic “hybrid” investing model of buying low, renting, and “trading up” to larger properties. Although I didn’t read this book until later in my career, much of my investing theory (such as my article on “How to Make a Million Dollars in Real Estate” or “What is Hybrid Real Estate Investing?“) are lined up almost perfectly with Nickerson’s ideas. Being an older book, some of the specific methods he uses have changed (he does a lot of “trading” of property, which is not common anymore) but the math never changes. If you can get a copy of this book – definitely read through.