"Pleasantly Surprised"
As a real estate agent, I rarely recommend the investing books I read to my fellow agent friends. This one is different. This guy actually gets it right. I guess because he is a Realtor himself, he really does know what he is talking about. I'd recommend to anyone looking to get into real estate investing.
Phil tells the truth about the real world of real estate; both the good and the bad.
This book isn't going to be the only book you'll ever need to read on real estate. For example, the author doesn't go into the ultra fine details of how to find the very best deals, how to structure the contracts, etc. The author points out why he didn't do it that way and I definitely understand where he is coming from. That would make the book several hundred pages more...perhaps he is setting up for a 2nd book? All in all, if you want to successfully and wisely invest in real estate, read this book. You won't be disappointed.