Investing in Real Estate, Fourth Edition

Rating:
Summary: much better than the rich dad fairy tales
Review: I found this book to be a great INTRO book, seasoned investors will probably not need it...but it is a great resource for newbies...I was able to purchase a 3 unit property thanks to some of the information in this book.....contains practical information..unlike the rich dad series...which seems to be all SHOW and no GO

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Summary: best non-text on real estate
Review: Although this book can seem like a text at some points, it is easy to get through. I have read plenty of books on real estate and this is definitely the best. Other books are incomplete and omit a lot of important things that beginning investors need to know. The two authors do a great job of giving all of the details and examples necessary to provide full understanding of the material. Praise for the authors.

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Summary: Not Bad, a little too basic and too much cheerleading.
Review: This book was one of the first "bestseller" types of books I have read on real estate investing, and I was fairly disappointed. This book would make a good first book for an aspiring real estate investor to hear about some of the more unconventional means of getting into real estate investing, but over all the book was short on details and potential pitfalls and very big on a "You can do it!" tone that made me wonder if the author was trying to sell me an ego boost as opposed to a fair, balanced, and sober look at investing in real estate. If you already understand the fundamentals of real estate investing and are familiar with foreclosures and other more aggressive sources of finding potential properties, you should pass on this book. If you know nothing, and are just looking for an idea of what this field is all about, I would cautiously recommend this book with the caveat that its not easy, there are some restless nights sometimes, and anything that sounds too good to be true, is.