Recommended Resources

Money

I’ve read scores of books on finance and real estate.  Some were great others… well not so great. Below are my top recommended MUST reads and podcasts on learning how money works, how to think “wealthy”, and how to earn income as an investor.  

• The Richest Man in Babylon  – Great primer on how to manage money
• Rich Dad Poor Dad – Learn how the wealthy think and earn money
• Cashflow Quadrant – A followup to Rich Dad Poor Dad, this book dissects how money is earned and how to shift where you earn your income and get true wealth and time freedom.
• Killing Sacred Cows – This book is a sales pitch for cashflow life insurance.  Now that you know this, set that aside, and be prepared for your mind to be blown about the myths we’ve all grown up believing about money.
• Simple Path to Wealth – If learning how to be an investor just isn’t your thing, this book walks you through how to invest in the stock market in a logical way.
• Credit Karma – Yes, this isn’t a book, but a website, however I put it here because that is just how darn important this is.  Having great credit…this one little number… will open so many doors for you as an investor (or even getting your next job).  Sign up for a FREE account with and be in the know!

Prioritization and Mindset

I could geek out all day on productivity tips, tricks and tools (to the point where I’m not being very productive!).  But I wanted to keep this VERY simple for you and offer up the two of the most power concepts that have impacted my life.  Both books are MUST reads…. And re-reads!

• The ONE Thing: The Simple Truth to Extraordinary Results – Want to have less clutter, distractions and stress, and more focus, energy and success? This book is about TIME … TIME is your most valuable resource in life (it’s the one resource that is non-renewable!). 
• Claim Your Power – I’m not even going to try and write anything.  Mastin Kipp says it best. “When you Claim Your Power, you don’t change the past or what happened, but you do change how you relate to it – and that is how you change your future for the better. The greatest power you can claim is that of your life’s purpose and the Claim Your Power book is a step-by-step process to bring your purpose to life.” Mastin Kipp has a free 40-day course that follows the book.  Click here.

Real Estate

Getting started in real estate? Looking to scale as an investor?  Below are my favorite real estate investing books and tools broken down by category.

• General Rental Real Estate
  • The Book on Rental Property Investing
  • Landlording on Autopilot
  • The Book on Managing Rental Properties
• BRRR Investing
  • Long-Distance Real Estate Investing
  • Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat
• Multifamily Syndication Resources
  
  • BestEver Apartment Syndication Book
  • Syndication School Podcast
• Tools
  • Calculator – DealCheck.io (use code ASHWEALTH for 25% off)

Business

Thinking you have to have an MBA to be a successful investor or run your own business? Start with these reads and shortcut your learning on business and operations (and save yourself $80K!).

• Personal MBA – Great primer on business administration.
• The E-Myth – Systems, systems, system! ‘Nuf said.

Podcasts I Listen To

When I started learning about real estate, I had never listened to a podcast EVER!  Now, I’ve listened to enough podcasts to probably earn a college degree in finance and real estate.  Podcasts allow me to digest tons of info for free and at a rapid pace (not to mention I listen at 1.5 speed!).  Additionally, I get to learn about other people’s businesses and then get their direct contact to network with them.  Turn your phone or computer into a mobile university and a networking machine.

• BiggerPockets (I listen to them all!)
• BestEver by Joe Fairless (my go-to for networking)
• Get Rich Education
• The One Thing
• Impact Theory
• Other noteworthy casts:
  • ChooseFI
  • Mastin Kipp
  • Tony Robbins
  • The Wealthability Show