Basic Real Estate Secrets They Don't Want You to Know — book by Alberto Molina
The Book · 2023

Basic Real Estate Secrets They Don't Want You to Know

Alberto Molina grew up in a Hispanic working-class family where money was always tight, left El Paso with $900, and slept on his friend Robert's couch in San Antonio while he figured this business out. This book is what he learned: 48 short chapters, each one a secret taught through a true story, then distilled into principles you can use the same day.

The operating system of the book is OPM / OPE / OPT — other people's money, experience, and time — introduced in the introduction and given full chapters (25–27). It is a foundation book on purpose: mindset and principles first, because the math only helps an investor whose foundation holds.

Paperback $15.95 · Audiobook $14.95 or free with an Audible trial · Also in Spanish: Secretos Básicos de Bienes Raíces Que Ellos No Quieren Que Sepas

Written by Alberto Molina · Published April 12, 2023 · 204 pages · 48 chapters · ISBN 9798391050704. The audiobook (3 hrs 37 mins) is narrated by Alberto himself, and the Spanish edition — Secretos Básicos de Bienes Raíces Que Ellos No Quieren Que Sepas, 222 pages — mirrors the English edition chapter for chapter.

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Chapter 1, "Building a Solid Foundation," opens with the parable Alberto's mother taught him — the house built on rock versus the house built on sand — and turns it into the first secret of the book: foundation comes before deals. We will email you the complete chapter as a PDF, exactly as published, plus the full chapter list.

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All 48 chapters

The real table of contents, from the published book:

Ch. 1 Building a Solid Foundation
Ch. 2 The Real Estate Mindset
Ch. 3 Understanding Real Estate Markets
Ch. 4 The Art of the Hunt
Ch. 5 Financing Your Real Estate Investments
Ch. 6 Building a Winning Team
Ch. 7 The Art of Negotiation
Ch. 8 Property Management
Ch. 9 Buy and Hold Investing
Ch. 10 Flipping Properties
Ch. 11 The Wealthy Investor's Mentality
Ch. 12 Learning the Language
Ch. 13 The Importance of Financial Education
Ch. 14 Passive Income and Financial Freedom
Ch. 15 Understanding Assets and Liabilities
Ch. 16 Finding Your Niche
Ch. 17 Investing in Multi Family Properties
Ch. 18 Real Estate Wholesaling
Ch. 19 Location, Location, Location
Ch. 20 The Art of Due Diligence
Ch. 21 The Power of Market Cycles
Ch. 22 Building and Maintaining Credit
Ch. 23 Hard Money Lenders
Ch. 24 Private Money Lenders
Ch. 25 OPM - Other Peoples Money
Ch. 26 OPE - Other Peoples Experience
Ch. 27 OPT - Other Peoples Time
Ch. 28 Land and Development
Ch. 29 Investing in AirBNB Properties
Ch. 30 Maintenance and Repairs
Ch. 31 Property comps
Ch. 32 Marketing and Advertising
Ch. 33 Exit Strategies
Ch. 34 Commercial Wholesaling
Ch. 35 Tax Strategies for Real Estate Investors
Ch. 36 Investing in a Changing Economy
Ch. 37 The Future of Real Estate
Ch. 38 Scaling Your Real Estate Business
Ch. 39 Overcoming Challenges and Obstacles
Ch. 40 Overcoming Fear and Procrastination
Ch. 41 Your Ego is Not Your Amigo
Ch. 42 The Power of Networking
Ch. 43 Real Estate Seminars and Education
Ch. 44 Real Estate Books and Resources
Ch. 45 The Power of Generational Wealth
Ch. 46 Be a Ghost
Ch. 47 Giving Back and Creating a Legacy
Ch. 48 Final Words

The chapters readers ask about

Ch. 18 — Real Estate Wholesaling: the honest way to a first deal without your own money. Ch. 31 — Property comps: the skill that decides whether you eat or get eaten. Ch. 39 — Overcoming Challenges and Obstacles: the $900-and-a-couch chapter, about not quitting. Ch. 41 — Your Ego is Not Your Amigo: the chapter this whole site quietly runs on. Ch. 46 — Be a Ghost: own nothing, control everything.

Meet the author: Alberto Molina. The book in the learn path: it is the foundation layer under every guide and calculator on this site.