Introduction: The elephant in the room -- Nine questions every real estate beginner wants answered -- Boring financial stuff : that just might save your life! -- Getting your ducks in a row -- Real estate investment niches -- Real estate investment strategies -- 27 ways to find incredible real estate deals -- 12 ways to finance your real estate deals -- Real estate exit strategies -- How to work (far) less and get (way) more done

"It's time to stop thinking, talking, or dreaming about the future real estate investing can give you. It's time to start doing ... and this book will show you exactly where to start. Everyone knows real estate investing can be a powerful way to build wealth and achieve true financial freedom. But, because each person's journey is different, knowing the first steps to take can be challenging. That's why two of the biggest names in the real estate world teamed up to write the most comprehensive manual ever written on getting started in the lucrative business of real estate investing. Josh Dorkin and Brandon Turner--longtime hosts of the world's #1 real estate podcast, The BiggerPockets Podcast--give you an insider's look at the many different niches and strategies that exist. Find which one works best for you, your resources, and your goals. Unlike most traditional real estate books, this one won't tell you there is "one secret path" to real estate success. Instead, it dives into dozens of unique, life-changing quests and is packed with more than forty real-life stories of how real estate investors are finding success in today's economy"--Back cover