REI139: Current Market Environment, Deal Structure, and Books w/ Brandon Blum

<p><strong>IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN: </strong></p><ul><li>01:52 - What books Brandon loves and why.</li><li>03:29 - How to balance reading versus doing.</li><li>11:44 - Why focus is more important than intelligence.</li><li>22:09 - How deal structure is more important than the size.</li><li>46:28 - What’s going on in the current market?</li><li>And much, much more!</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>*Disclaimer: Slight timestamp discrepancies may occur due to podcast platform differences.</em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>BOOKS AND RESOURCES</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3Tm8otH" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Almanack of Naval Ravikant</strong></a>.</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3wHszs7" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>How to Get Rich</strong></a>.</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3e2t21H" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Company of One</strong></a>.</li><li><a href="https://amzn.to/3RmZECD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The Everything Guide to House Hacking</strong></a>.</li><li><a href="https://everythinghousehacking.com/house-hacking/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>What is house hacking?</strong></a></li><li>All of Robert’s <a href="https://www.amazon.com/shop/robertattip?listId=3BH2363EB9AR7&amp;ref=cm_sw_em_r_inf_list_own_robertattip_dp_0BWE70cY0y5tV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>favorite books</strong></a>.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>NEW TO THE SHOW?</strong></p><ul><li>Check out our<strong>&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/real-estate-investing-starter-packs/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Real Estate 101&nbsp;Starter Packs</strong></a>.</li><li>Browse through all our episodes (complete with transcripts)&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theinvestorspodcast.com/millennial-investing/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>here</strong></a>.</li><li>Try our tool for picking stock winners and managing our portfolios:&n