By now, most people would have seen Carleton Sheets¡¯ infomercials promoting his various real estate investment schemes. These schemes include the No Money Down Program where potential real estate investors are told they can make good money from investing in the real estate market even if they have no money to start with. But does Carleton Sheets really have the answers¡­or is he just making lots of money from the dreams of others?

Rental Houses for the Successful Small Investor by Suzanne P. Thomas is a great book to help people who want to become financially independent get started in real estate investing. Cash flow from real estate rental properties, Thomas writes, can be your ticket to early retirement, allowing you to live the kind of life you want.

Swanepoel is especially known for his real estate books about change, trends and the future of the residential real estate industry. His recent books however also include analysis about specific new business models and the real estate licensing process.

In the 1960s, William Nickerson wrote, "How I Turned $1000 into Three Million in Real Estate" and "How to Make a Fortune Today Starting from Scratch." It was one of the first real estate investing book to get national attention. A little later, Al Lowry authored "How You Can Become Financially Independent by Investing in Real Estate." Al Lowry might be called the father of the modern-day real estate seminars, because he was the first to hold seminars as a result of his book sales.