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Summary: Disregard negative reviews - good book
Review: Real Estate for Real People is an excellent followup to Mr. Cooks blockbuster "Real Estate Money Machine", a book that has created a lot on imitators.While "Real Estate Money Machine" shows you how to create consistent cash flow in real estate, "Real Estate for Real People" goes even deeper how to profitably run your real estate business. Mr. Cook used to offer this as a seminar and then a tape program called "Tune-ups" and I know people who payed thousands of dollars for the programs. "Real Estate for Real People" is an outstanding book for real people, written by a real-real estate investor and will teach you many things you didn't know before. Good book highly recommended....for serious real estate investors that is.
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Summary: Sketchy Overview and Infomercial
Review: The bottom line is that the information in this booked could have easily been covered in half the pages. It provides fairly comprehensive overview of real estate investment techniques and tips. It also serves as an infomercial for Mr. Crook's seminars and other books.
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Summary: Powerful, Creative and Pragmatic
Review: This book is a blueprint for financial success. I loved Real Estate Money Machine and Real Estate for Real People is even better. It's an easy read too. Mr. Cook has the ability to take something very complex and mae it understandable to anyone. Excellent book and a must read for everyone interested in financial independence.
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Summary: Real Wealth 2003 style!
Review: This book is a new and revised version of the Wade Cook classic
"Real Wealth" which came out in 1985. Those of us who actually bought the original, know the difference thank you! Real Estate for Real People was written and revised in the late 1990's and updated for the times. Wade cut his teeth in the real estate business. Strategies still work. I recommend that you read Real Estate Money Machine first though or along with this book. Real Estate for Real People offers more advanced real estate strategies. Also suggest Brilliant Deductions by Wade. The 1 Minute Millionaire by Robert Allen and Tax Loopholes by the Rich Dad Poor Dad advisors group. And please keep in mind that real estate is always a great investment as long as you are armed with knowledge.
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Summary: Real Wealth 2003 style!
Review: This book is a new and revised version of the Wade Cook classic
"Real Wealth" which came out in 1985. Those of us who actually bought the original, know the difference thank you! Real Estate for Real People was written and revised in the late 1990's and updated for the times. Wade cut his teeth in the real estate business. Strategies still work. I recommend that you read Real Estate Money Machine first though or along with this book. Real Estate for Real People offers more advanced real estate strategies. Also suggest Brilliant Deductions by Wade. The 1 Minute Millionaire by Robert Allen and Tax Loopholes by the Rich Dad Poor Dad advisors group. And please keep in mind that real estate is always a great investment as long as you are armed with knowledge.
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Summary: Quit Working a J-O-B FT Investor in 90 days!!!
Review: This book is all about cash flow. How to create it and sustain it. I can't believe the people who still feel that there is no money to be made in Real Estate or subscribe to the buy real estate and wait and wait and wait theory.Wade simplifies the real estate process and writes in a easy, fun style. I particularly liked the chapters on the money machine concept, taxes, and leveraging people and negotiating.I also recommend Real Estate Money Machine and Brilliant Deductions.The chapter on income splitting is invaluable and not mentioned in other real estate books.
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Summary: Great compliment to Real Estate Money Machine
Review: This book picks up where Real Estate Money Machine leaves off and other real estate books never touch.Much of the material here is similiar to the 2-Nups program that Wade used to sell... The book is all about how to properly run your real estate business after you find the properties and start your money machine cranking.I also recommend Brilliant Deductions, How To Pick Up Foreclosures and Flpping Properties and of course the classic Real Estate Money Machine.
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Summary: Outstanding real estate book
Review: This book picks up where Real Estate Money Machine leaves off and where other real estate books don't even touch. This is the ideal book for real estate investors who are serious about making a business out of real estate investing. The book is 300 pages and 19 chapters of powerpacked information. You won't find this information anywhere else. And the advice is timeless. If you are serious about real estate investing you must read this book. Some of the topics include 1) How money is made
2) Nothing works untill you do
3) An old fashioned look at real estate
4) What real estate investing is
5) Real estate is attainable
6) Leverage
7) Income generation
8) Taxes
9) Equity growth
10) The Real Estate Money Machine
11) Negotiate good deals (my favorite chapter)
12) Get the low down on real estate
13) Leveraging people
14) Other investment tips
15) Ideas that work today
16) How to get started
17) Income splitting
18) Money, money, money
19) Make it real for you I was also impressed by the number of highly credible real estate professionals who openly endorsed this great book by Wade. People like Jane Fowler, Carol Wilson, Ken Otterman, Robert Allen, Mark Haroldsen and John V. Childers. ONE WORD OF CAUTION: Do not call the toll free number listed in the back of the book. I bought this book recently and it is an old number which now hooks up to one of Wade's competitors who seem ot be clueless, ruthless and high pressure sales people that sound like used car salesmen. To appreciate what Wade is doing or to contact his organization go to www.wadecook.org. Beware of imitators and competitors. Wade is the original and the best.
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Summary: Good book by Cook - insider secrets
Review: This is an excellent companion volume to The Real Estate Money Machine. I had quite a bit of real estate education but still found some information that I didn't know before. Also recommend Russ Whitneys new book; "Millionaire Mentoring" which is more current than this volume. Also looking forward to updated versions of The Real Estate Money Machine and Real Estate For Real People 2003 style! Great book Mr. Cook.
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Summary: Good real estate book by Wade. Goes beyond Money Machine
Review: Wade Cook has updated his 80's classic "Real Wealth" and goes beyond Real Estate Money Machine with Real Estate for Real People.Chock full of information that you will not find anyhere else. And a must read for all serious real estate investors who want to succeed.
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