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Summary: Usually skeptical...
Review: about books on flipping. But he really shows you the nuts and bolts of this type of investment. Besides teaching you just about everything you need to get started flipping properties, the real gold nugget in this book is the chapter on mortgage lending. I will warn you that utlimately he is trying to sell you one of his courses at the end of the chapter (but arent all these "no-money-down, flipper" type authors trying to upsell you to their high priced programs? Dont read these books if that type of stuff is going to offend you.) And to the naysayer reviewers who say it cant be done in my town because of real estate prices, well all I can say is - duh! Get off of your can and drive 45 miles to a smaller town. I live in a high priced area of the country and you can still find these properties. They are nothing you want to move into and live in mind you, but they are there, and there is someone else you can flip them to for a profit.
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Summary: Usually skeptical...
Review: about books on flipping. But he really shows you the nuts and bolts of this type of investment. Besides teaching you just about everything you need to get started flipping properties, the real gold nugget in this book is the chapter on mortgage lending. I will warn you that utlimately he is trying to sell you one of his courses at the end of the chapter (but arent all these "no-money-down, flipper" type authors trying to upsell you to their high priced programs? Dont read these books if that type of stuff is going to offend you.) And to the naysayer reviewers who say it cant be done in my town because of real estate prices, well all I can say is - duh! Get off of your can and drive 45 miles to a smaller town. I live in a high priced area of the country and you can still find these properties. They are nothing you want to move into and live in mind you, but they are there, and there is someone else you can flip them to for a profit.
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Summary: Fast Quick Money
Review: Anytime I see these terms together I look for drug deals or armed robbery scenario. Making "dough" is a disciplined practice, whether you're 'turning tricks' or "kissing-up" to a superior to do so. The discipline in "quick-turn" real estate is that you look for low-priced, discounted properties which have automatic profit. Distressed, foreclosed, estate sales, job transfers, divorces, etc are all eligible candidates. Little, or no money-down, with a credit card purchase are probably not likely, unless you're picking up tax-liens and seizures. But, "Uncle Sam's" IRS selling $500,000 homes for $40,000 are rare events mainly because of a little issue called National Debt which is a mere $7,294,735,218,397.14 as of 7/22/2004.
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Summary: This was very good!
Review: I have read this book and I thought that it was very good. Very informative to the novice investor just getting started. It has a lot of vaulable information that can be used and works. Thanks a lot. I also recommend, "How to Make Fast Cash in Real Estate with No Money Down Deals!" By: Rod L. Griffin
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Summary: not for everyone
Review: I orignally bought this book from television and with the accompanying tapes thought it would help me get started.
I was wrong. This book would work best on anyone living in a time warp. He talks about buying houses for 10,000 dollars and then quick turning them.
Excuse, does he live in this country? I live in New Jersey and a decent house starts at 100,000. He is totally out of the ballpark.
Then when I bought the program, I was told for 1,000 dollars more, I could buy a whole series of tapes and the privilage of attending his seminars. If I could afford to spend the money his tapes required, I wouldn't need his course.
The book is too just scratching the surface and things that I am interested in like rental property he dismisses and he advocates putting properites on your credit card. If you can't pay it off because the propery isn't selling, your screwed.
He should tell people that this book is not for beginners or the faint of heart.
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Summary: Great book...a must read!
Review: Ron LeGrand is the man when it comes to Quick Turning houses. I highly recommend this book to anyone starting out in real estate investing. The book is easy to read, very educational, and very inexpensive. You could buy his course to go in depth, but you have enough info here. Great Job, Ron! Keep up the good work!
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Summary: Great Book if there is no loan involved.....!
Review: Ron's techniques wont work for everyone and that's ok, more for the rest of us. To really understand the book you have to listen to some of his tapes. The concepts that he uses in his book don't give away all the information, so if you are looking for step by step instructions this may not be for you. But if you are a serious student buy or borrow one of his tapes, listen to it and then read the book and you will get more out of it. I have used the lease option and "free houses" technique and believe it or not it works like a charm.
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Summary: A Little Real Estate Reality Check Here...
Review: This book is great for whetting your real estate appetite! And of course you have to buy other, more in-depth courses if you want to ascend the ladder of higher learning & success in the RE investing world -- that's if you're not too negative and scared to go for it. After high school, don't you have to go to college and maybe even grad school if you really want to make it in your chosen career? Sure you do -- that's a no-brainer. Well, real estate investing is no different. Anyone who thinks they're going to get their entire education out of one book or tape set is extremely naive. This stuff works for those who will work it. RE is a HUGE subject and you need to go slowly and learn well or you WILL screw up. Like anything, you have to gradually get your head around it. I came from a poor background. I was a street-tough who was in and out of jail. Thanks to creative real estate investing I've positioned myself so that money will no longer be an issue in my life. Want the same? Don't buy into the excuses -- your own, or anyone else's. That's called the hypnosis of the culture and it aims to get you down in the hole that it's in. This book is great! It's a great place to start in real estate. If Ron didn't touch on subjects lightly, everyone would be overwhelmed. Eventually there's an ocean of info in the RE investing world. He's letting you wade in about knee deep instead of drowning you all at once. I've been studying this stuff since I got out of the military 12 years ago and I'm still learning. Speaking of the military, Ron's RE boot-camp seminars are also great. That's where you get your real training. This book is here to merely introduce you to some broad concepts. It will help you open your mind to all the possibilities that await you out there in the RE world. Just like in the military, this book is just your "indoc" or indoctrination. That is the purpose. Oh and by the way, everyone loves to say it won't work in their town. Wherever you live it won't work, right? So do the rest of the investors in your town a favor and move. And as soon as you move it'll start working again, right? (a little seminar humor) But, seriously, I can go to anywhere in the US and buy decent houses for 10 cents on the dollar -- I'm living in one right now. So to the reviewer down in NJ - it's called a "short sale" not a "time warp" and it works in any town where there are houses. :-) For real though, a "short sale" is just one of hundreds of techniques to buy houses cheap. Hey guy, maybe you should've bought some of Ron's more in-depth courses and you would have learned the details of how to buy real estate cheap. Ron could charge double for what he teaches and it'd still be a steal. In the long run, going out on your own and doing RE the old "trial and error" way (without proper training) will cost you 50 times as much as just paying up-front and getting trained by someone like Ron who's been out there and made the mistakes for us. And no, I don't work for Ron or get a dime for going on like this. It's just that... unlike some reviewers here, I actually know what I'm talking about because I've put in the hard work and time and money and long hours getting real with real estate -- not just being a spectator. So all I know is that this book made a big change for me. It's a classic! Speaking of classics... I remember a guy telling me Star Wars sucked, before I saw it. I decided to go to the theater and see it for myself. Well, I don't know what that guy was on, but we all know it was a classic. Ron's book speaks for itself guys. Pick up a copy and see if it speaks to you. Peace Out. R. Rogers
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Summary: A Little Real Estate Reality Check Here...
Review: This book is great for whetting your real estate appetite! And of course you have to buy other, more in-depth courses if you want to ascend the ladder of higher learning & success in the RE investing world -- that's if you're not too negative and scared to go for it. After high school, don't you have to go to college and maybe even grad school if you really want to make it in your chosen career? Sure you do -- that's a no-brainer. Well, real estate investing is no different. Anyone who thinks they're going to get their entire education out of one book or tape set is extremely naive. This stuff works for those who will work it. RE is a HUGE subject and you need to go slowly and learn well or you WILL screw up. Like anything, you have to gradually get your head around it. I came from a poor background. I was a street-tough who was in and out of jail. Thanks to creative real estate investing I've positioned myself so that money will no longer be an issue in my life. Want the same? Don't buy into the excuses -- your own, or anyone else's. That's called the hypnosis of the culture and it aims to get you down in the hole that it's in. This book is great! It's a great place to start in real estate. If Ron didn't touch on subjects lightly, everyone would be overwhelmed. Eventually there's an ocean of info in the RE investing world. He's letting you wade in about knee deep instead of drowning you all at once. I've been studying this stuff since I got out of the military 12 years ago and I'm still learning. Speaking of the military, Ron's RE boot-camp seminars are also great. That's where you get your real training. This book is here to merely introduce you to some broad concepts. It will help you open your mind to all the possibilities that await you out there in the RE world. Just like in the military, this book is just your "indoc" or indoctrination. That is the purpose. Oh and by the way, everyone loves to say it won't work in their town. Wherever you live it won't work, right? So do the rest of the investors in your town a favor and move. And as soon as you move it'll start working again, right? (a little seminar humor) But, seriously, I can go to anywhere in the US and buy decent houses for 10 cents on the dollar -- I'm living in one right now. So to the reviewer down in NJ - it's called a "short sale" not a "time warp" and it works in any town where there are houses. :-) For real though, a "short sale" is just one of hundreds of techniques to buy houses cheap. Hey guy, maybe you should've bought some of Ron's more in-depth courses and you would have learned the details of how to buy real estate cheap. Ron could charge double for what he teaches and it'd still be a steal. In the long run, going out on your own and doing RE the old "trial and error" way (without proper training) will cost you 50 times as much as just paying up-front and getting trained by someone like Ron who's been out there and made the mistakes for us. And no, I don't work for Ron or get a dime for going on like this. It's just that... unlike some reviewers here, I actually know what I'm talking about because I've put in the hard work and time and money and long hours getting real with real estate -- not just being a spectator. So all I know is that this book made a big change for me. It's a classic! Speaking of classics... I remember a guy telling me Star Wars sucked, before I saw it. I decided to go to the theater and see it for myself. Well, I don't know what that guy was on, but we all know it was a classic. Ron's book speaks for itself guys. Pick up a copy and see if it speaks to you. Peace Out. R. Rogers
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Summary: "A heck of a lot of information between the covers"
Review: This book was well worth the time and money I've spent on it so far. There are more techniques than a beginner as myself can use. This makes some of the chapters seem a little dry. Some of Rons techniques seem somewhat scandalous, if not downright unlawful. I wonder if Ron has created any enemies in Florida? His big push is--get out and make offers. Nothing will happen until I do. Ron has definitely done a great deal of research in the field. I have listened to his spiel in person, and know for a fact that he pulls no punches. This book, along with the tape set of the same name includes so much information that they must be studied over and over again. A Downside? Ron includes absolutely no information concerning tax shelters. In a business like this, especially if you make large profits, Uncle Sam will definitely have his greedy hand out. Capital gains and income tax, to name two. Just don't let delusions of grandeur mask the fact that there are always risks and downsides.... Buy it and read it.
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