Before you buy rental property, read this!: The ethical investor's guide to buying a rental home

If you fancy yourself an investor, this book will provide you with a concise guide for planning your first home purchase. Before you buy... teaches you how to do research. It describes what makes some neighborhoods grow faster than others. It provides real examples of prediction and forecasting, as well as historical trends on the US housing market going back to the 1890s. Chapter three provides a balanced discourse on Gentrification in cities and its implications on property investment. Is Gentrification evil? The long answer: it depends. It provides an ethical blueprint for investing in urban neighborhoods in ways that strengthen the community and increase diversity, the kind of essential wisdom that every ethically-minded real estate speculator needs. Subsequent chapters take the reader through the step by step process of acquiring a property: the search, the offer, the bank loan, closing day, the fix up phase, choosing a fair property management company, and finally some tips on how to be a good landlord.

If you're serious about buying, you owe it to yourself to do your homework. Bone up on tactics that could protect your investment with this book.