Book list

This list is compiled from various posts (from the old site). Most of them come from Jas, Singo, steveadl and few others. I have added few more to the original list based on other users comments.

Motivation/Psychology
Anthony Robbins Awaken the Giant Within
Bodod Schafer The Road to Financial Freedom
Chin Ning Chu Thick Face Black Heart
Dale Carnegie How to Win Friends and Influence People
David J. Schwartz The Magic of Thinking Big
Dr Spencer Johnson Who Moved my Cheese
Geoff Doidge and Paul Eslick Real Property Real People Unreal Profits
George Clason The Richest Man in Babylon
Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen Chicken Soup for the Soul
Jan Somers Building Wealth Story by Story
Jan Somers More Wealth from Residential Property
Jim McKnight Ordinary Millionaires Freehold Press. 2002
Napoleon Hill & W Clement Stone Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude
Napoleon Hill Think and Grow Rich
Paul Hanna You can do it
Peter Spann How You Could Build A $10 Million Dollar Property
Portfolio In 10 Years
Peter Spann. 2001 Wealth Magic
Psycho-Cybernetics - another great psychology book.
Rory O'Rourke. 2002 Born Free Taxed To Death
Rory O'Rourke. 2002 I Sold 22 Homes in One Day
Stanley & Danko The Millionaire Next Door http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4797
Stephen Covey The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
Stuart Wemyss - Property Puzzle - will help to develop a property strategy
T.Harv Ekker - Secrets of a Millionaire Mind
The Property Millionaires Next Door
The Science of Getting Rich - http://www.scienceofgettingrich.net
The Wealthy Barber
The Zurich Axioms Very good book on the personally psychology of speculation
http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5793
http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7923


General Investing
Brad Sugars, Instant Cashflow
Bruce Davis How to Build Riches
Cam McLellan My four year old property investor
Charles Duhigg - The Power of Habit
Jeff Olson - The Slight Edge - is excellent for success generally.
John Burleys Australia's Money Secrets of the Rich http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=3956 http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4800
John Fitzgerald Seven Steps to Wealth
John Lindeman Mastering the Australian housing market
Lenore Miller Ignite your Property Investment Mojo
Margaret Lomas How to achieve property success
Margaret Lomas How to Create an Income for Life
Margaret LomasA pocket guide to investing in Positive Cashflow property
Martin Haes and Joan Baker Get Rich Stay Rich
Michael Yardney How to build a multi million dollar property portfolio
Noel Whittaker Making Money Made Simple
Paul Clitheroe Making Money"
Robert Allen One Minute Millionaire http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5276
Robert Allen Multiple Streams of Income
Robert BalandaSmart Questions Property Investors Must Ask their Solicitor
Robert Kiyosaki Guide to Investing
Robert Kiyosaki Cashflow Quadrant
Robert Kiyosaki Prophesy http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7202
Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad Poor Dad http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6295
Robert Kiyosaki Rich Dad's Guide to Investing
Sean O'Reilly 'Anyone can be a millionaire’
Stephen ZamykalThe investment property plan
Steve McKnightFrom 0 to 130 properties in 3.5 years
Steve McKnightFrom 0 to Financial Freedom
Wes Beavis Escape to Prosperity


Investment Properties
Alan J Falkson Investing in Real Estate on a Budget
Austin Donnelly Realistic Real Estate Investing
Carmel Dwyer Residential Real Estate Made Easy
Clifton Thornton Residential Real Estate Investing
Craig Turnbull It's easy to be a property millionaire
Dolf De Roos Real Estate Riches
Fred & Brett Johnson The wealth power of property http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4798
Geoff Doidge The Ten Golden Rules of Property
Graham Airey The Property Investor's Handbook
Jan Somers More Wealth from Residential Property
Jan Somers Building Wealth in Changing Times
Jan Somers Building Wealth through Investment Property
Jan Somers Building Wealth, Story By Story
John Mitchell Successful Property Investment
Margaret Lomas How to maximise your Property Portfolio
Margaret Lomas How to create an income for life
Margaret Lomas How to make your money last as long as you do
Monique Wakelin Streets Ahead http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=4415
Neil Jenman Real Estate Mistakes
Neil Jenman Ethics in Real Estate”
Neil Renton Understanding Investment Property
Nick Renton Negative Gearing
Nick Renton Understanding Investment Property
Penguin Books Home Buyers Guide - a great little book with a no-nonsense break down of costs you will incur with property (I used it to put together a spreadsheet)
Peter Cerexhe Smarter property investment'
Peter Waxman Investing in Residential Property..Understanding the Market in the new Millennium"
Robert Allen Nothing Down in the Nineties (a another good what if book for different ways at looking at property)
Rory O'Rourke's selling "22 homes in one day"http://www.ca.com.au/~orourke/prod2.htm
Terry Ryder Confessions of Real Estate Agent http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=6853
Terry Ryder "Property Smart"
Terry Ryder Buyer Beware”
The Australian Lease Option Handbook http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=2199
http://www.ccsales.com/the_richest_man_in_babylon.pdf


Property Management
Bob Walters The Desktop Guide to Residential Property Management
Leah Calnan Simple and Successful Property Management
Phillipa Bellemore Managing Rental Property
Property Management is the relevant Act in your state.
Rachel Barnes and Geoff Doidge Managing your Investment Property
Suzi Bilosh Australian Landlord's Handbook


Business
Brian Sher What rich people know & desperately want to keep a secret
Gene Bedell 3 steps to yes
Goldfinger How entrepreneurs grow rich starting small
John Counsel Don't go into small business without reading this book
Max Rowe The Power of Profit
E-Myth Revisited
E-Myth
Think BIG and Kick *** in Business and Life by Donald Trump and Bill Zanker.
Small Giants - a good one for small business

Negotiating
Don Miguel Ruiz The Four Agreements
Herb Cohen You Can Negotiate Anything
Joseph Cummins Not One Dollar More"
Not One Dollar More
Wayne Berry How to get the best deal every time
Getting to Yes : Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, Second Edition. ISBN: 0395631246. Fisher, Roger \ Ury, William \ Patton, Bruce
The Art of the Deal


Due Diligence
Hans Jakobi - Due Diligence made simple(easy) or Due diligence for dummies or something like that


Accounting/Tax
BAN TACS site www.bantacs.com.au
Dale Gatherum Goss Trust Magic"
Jimmy B. Prince Property and Taxation
Julia Hartman, Noel Whittaker Winning Property Tax Strategies
Nick Renton 'Family Trusts'
Tony Compton Rental Property and Taxation an Investor's Guide
Tyron Hyde Claim It
http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7976
http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7453
Terry & Coastymike's free E-Book - Trusts and Tax for Property Investors E-Book !
http://www.propertytaxsolutions.com.au


Renovation/Development
Alex May Planning your perfect home renovation
Allan Staines How to be a Successful Owner Builder & Renovator
Allan Staines The Australian House Building Manual
Allan Staines The Australian Renovator's Manual
Amanda Falconer The Renovator's Survival Guide
Carol Staines A Practical Guide to Interior Decorating
Dolf de Roos 101 Ways to Massively Increase the Value of Your Real Estate without Spending Much Money
Edward Mundie The Beginner Renovator
Greg Thompson
Jane Slack Smith's book on property renovation http://www.amazon.com/Jane-Slack-Smith/e/B008B1K7SU
John Makdessi The Home Builders & Renovators Survival Kit
Patrick Bright The Insider's Guide to Renovating For Profit
Paul Eslick The Investors Guide to Quick and Easy Renovations
Philip Thomas Profit from Property
Robert Irwin Find It, Buy It, Fix It: The Insider's Guide to Fixer-Uppers
Ron Forlee An intelligent guide to Australian property development
Ron Forlee Australian Property Development
Property Development: A Beginners Guide
The Property Developmemt Process: Western Australia by H.L. Reynolds & P.L. (1998) ISBN 0 646 35442 6
http://www.somersoft.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5531

 

Great list and delighted to have one to turn to, Currently reading "You were born rich" by Bob Proctor.

I am a huge fan of Audio books since I spend a lot of time on the road. I find them easier to digest and you can find loads with the app called Audible which is owned by Amazon I think.

 

Wow thats quite a list. Do you own all those titles?

 

wow! my little "to read" list is now a lot longer!

appreciate some people top 3 or 5 lists to find somewhere to start!

 

Haha... you know the answer

 

Thanks for putting it together, a bit overwhelming and looks like I would have to give up my TV shows to be able to commit properly to a book these days....

Otherwise I could try convince my toddler to leave me alone while I try for some reading, but I don't like my chances...

 

do it! get rid of the tele! we have gone.the last 3months with no tele. although have been busy travelling, camping, working and 2xkids.
i havent got through many books but touching on youtube some of the above and its addictive and life changing! tv is full of some much negative rubbish, those books are ALL positive influences!
start with one book, go on. rich dad poor dad!

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/22/books/chapters/0422-1st-tale.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fooled_by_Randomness

http://www.econ.yale.edu/~shiller/

 

There are so many books catering for different needs. General, Taxation, Development, Trusts, Renovation, Investor Stories etc.

* Property Puzzle (Stuart Wemyss) will help to develop a property strategy
* My four year old property investor (Cam McLellan) is a good introductory book
* Ordinary Millionaires (Jim Mcknight) contains fantastic investor stories. Not stocked in bookshops now. Gotta find in a library
* Any Steve McKnight, Margaret Lomas or Michel Yardney books

 

wow impressive, thank you for sharing

 

I wish I can edit the first post with new suggestions.

 

you edit posts. bottom right of your op

 

The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson is excellent for success generally.
Psycho-Cybernetics is another great psychology book.
T.Harv Ekker - Secrets of a Millionaire Mind
The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg.
Small Giants - a good one for small business

These books are all ones that have made an impact for me personally.

 

If you want a really good book, check out The Millionaire Fastlane

 

I had this one posted on another forum some time ago as I found this one really helpful.. thanks Devank for keeping this thread alive.

 

'Edit' link disappears after few posts/time... Unless I'm missing something.

 

How could I have missed our own Terry & Coastymike's free E-Book - Trusts and Tax for Property Investors E-Book !
http://www.propertytaxsolutions.com.au

 

I think that's b/c you're not a paying member

 

Ahh... that is a pure insult

 

Haha - I wonder if there's going to be a hierarchy happening here soon where non-payers are snubbed and treated like pond scum?