“The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About It” by Michael Gerber is a business development classic, and strongly recommended for anyone who wants to scale up their business while also creating a balanced lifestyle Gerber has apparently determined a new way to further monetize his E Myth dynasty by co-authoring new E Myth books for niche occupations and self-employed businesses. […]

“Midas Touch: Why Some Entrepreneurs Get Rich-And Why Most Don’t” by Donald J. Trump and Robert T. Kiyosaki is an interesting, fairly light read about how entrepreneurs can differentiate themselves and put themselves on a road to business success. Politics aside, Trump’s and Kiyosaki’s books are frequently good reads for real estate investors. This one is a bit generic and anecdotal. But it shares some business truisms […]

“The Book on Investing In Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down: Real Life Strategies for Investing in Real Estate Using Other People’s Money” by Brandon Turner is a helpful “greatest hits” style overview of tools to have in a real estate investor’s toolbox, especially for those new to investing. Some of the presented […]

“The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM)” by Hal Elrod offers a fresh new perspective on combining tried and true best practices into one morning routine. His goal is to amp up & ramp up your personal performance, productivity, and life focus. For real estate investors, his techniques can help […]

“Living Forward: A Proven Plan to Stop Drifting and Get the Life You Want” by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy provides a “best of” approach to synthesizing some of the main concepts from multiple other life planning books all into one digestible volume. While it doesn’t present much that is new in the goal setting and life […]

Greg McKeown’s book “Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less” is a great reminder of what is important. It describes why you do things, and why you should not do things. And it takes the “death bed perspective”: How will you make this life its most meaningful and essential?

The concept of Essentialism is mostly about being ruthless […]

The book “Buying Real Estate Without Cash or Credit” by Peter Conti and David Finkel has an intriguing title for either beginner investors or more experienced investors who want to stretch investable funds further. Alas, 3/4 of the book is a blatant advertisement for the author gurus’ bootcamps and sell-up options. So, you need to skim […]

Ken McElroy is a well known multi-family investor in the Western US who has increased his presence and public profile through his association with Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad program and books. His book “The ABCs of Real Estate Investing: The Secrets of Finding Hidden Profits Most Investors Miss” is a great introductory primer for any aspiring real […]

Wheeler dealer Oren Klaff’s book “Pitch Anything: An Innovative Method for Presenting, Persuading, and Winning the Deal” has become a well known reference for those who want to tune their pitches in a different way than many other sales books, and it can be used by real estate investors for many different scenarios. Since much of the […]