Build a Rental Property Empire, 5th Edition: The No-Nonsense Book on Finding Deals, Financing the Right Way, and Managing Wisely. (Unabridged‪)‬

Learn the best way to invest in rental properties in this well-researched audiobook by real estate investor Mark Ferguson (who owns more than 100,000 sq. ft. of rentals). This book gives you the exact details on how to finance, find, analyze, manage, and even sell rental properties. Where other books lack the details on how to actually make money in real estate, this book is all about the details. It is presented by someone who has been investing in real estate for over 15 years and is still investing today.

If you are having trouble figuring out how to find the right properties, how to finance them, where to buy properties, or how to buy with little cash, this books tells you how to overcome those obstacles. If you can't find your answer in the book, Mark even gives his email address so you can ask him directly.

Mark is a successful rental property owner, fix and flipper, and real estate broker. Mark has sold over 1,000 houses as a broker, flipped over 155 houses, and owns his own office, Blue Steel Real Estate. Mark bought his first rental property on his own in December 2010 and now has 19 rentals (commercial and residential). He has fixed and flipped houses since 2001, and has been a real estate agent since 200. Over the years, he has learned the best way to find rentals, get great deals, manage properties, finance properties, find great markets, and build wealth with rentals. In this book, Mark gives you all the information you need to be a successful rental property investor.

Mark also started InvestFourMore, a real estate blog with over 35,000 subscribers and millions of visitors. He is known for his straight-to-the-point communication style that is easy to understand and full of insight. This book is not full of theories and made-up stories. It contains real-world case studies and information on investing from an investor actively investing in today’s market.

Here are just a few of the topics covered:


Why rental properties will help you retire faster than other investments
The risks of investing in rentals
How to determine what a good rental property is
How to determine what type of rental to buy
How to get a great deal on properties
How to finance rentals, even if you have more than four or more than 10
How to invest in rentals with less cash
How to repair and maintain properties
How to manage rentals or find a property manager
What are the best exit strategies
How to buy rental properties when your market is too expensive
Bonus chapter on commercial real estate investing


This book has been revised a number of times to reflect current market conditions and changes in Mark's strategy.