Episode 036: My Favorite Real Estate Books

03/16/21 • 59 min

Auburn Investment Properties Podcast with Chris Kearns

In this Episode, I'll share 9 or 10 of the Real Estate books that I would recommend to someone no matter which stage they are in as an investor. Some are inspirational, some are more about urban economics, the history of cities, or even how to prioritize your work when you are feeling overwhelmed.
I often say that our actions follow our philosophy, or in other words, we do what makes sense to us. If that is true, then it's helpful to see the bigger picture and understand the context of our decisions beyond just what we can see right in front of our face at the moment.
Here are the books, with Amazon links:

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert Kiyosaki
Cashflow Quadrant, by Robert Kiyosaki
The E-Myth Revisited, by Michael Gerber
The Death and Life of Great American Cities, by Jane Jacobs
The Option of Urbanism, by Christopher Leinberger
The Rise of the Creative Class, by Richard Florida
Who is Your City? by Richard Florida
The World is Flat, by Thomas Friedman
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey
The One Thing, by Gary Keller
Jim Rohn (various YouTube videos in a playlist)
80/20 Sales & Marketing, by Perry Marshall
Mega-Trends, by John Naisbitt

Other Links from this episode:

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Real Estate Brokerage Services: AuburnInvestmentProperties.com
Real Estate Investor Coaching: BetterREI.com

Rich Dad, Poor Dad, by Robert Kiyosaki
Cashflow Quadrant, by Robert Kiyosaki
The E-Myth Revisited, by Michael Gerber
The Death and Life of Great American Cities, by Jane Jacobs
The Option of Urbanism, by Christopher Leinberger
The Rise of the Creative Class, by Richard Florida
Who is Your City? by Richard Florida
The World is Flat, by Thomas Friedman
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, by Stephen Covey
The One Thing, by Gary Keller
Jim Rohn (various YouTube videos in a playlist)
80/20 Sales & Marketing, by Perry Marshall
Mega-Trends, by John Naisbitt

Other Links from this episode:

Work with Me
Real Estate Brokerage Services: AuburnInvestmentProperties.com
Real Estate Investor Coaching: BetterREI.com

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