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 enlarge | Author: Dean Graziosi
Publisher: Vanguard Press
Category: Book
List Price: $24.95
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Rating:  37 reviews
Sales Rank: 2712
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Edition: illustrated edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 296
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 1593154461
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.6324
EAN: 9781593154462
ASIN: 1593154461
Publication Date: September 25, 2007
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 Great Book So Far! Step by Step, what I needed! October 24, 2007
22 out of 29 found this review helpful
I saw a review below saying it is just motivational garbage and felt compelled to reply with my take. I think that reviewer either has a personal issue with the author, or he is a real estate investing expert to begin with who is either mad the information is being revealed, or he didn't find much info he hadn't learned already in his days of investing.
Well, I am a complete novice, someone who knew nothing. The book takes you step by step through the process. Believe it or not, investing is suppose to be a robotic kind of process, where you disassociate emotion from your decisions. Easier said than done!!!
Wait until you have a quarter million dollars or more on the line and see how unemotional you can be! Some of the book is motivational, but it must be, so you can deal with that facet of the investing process. If you are scared or lazy, which most new investors will be, you need that encouragement or you will sit on your hands. I know if it was just a boring outline of the process like the one reviewer seems to want, I would not be practicing anything in the book, maybe not even finish it.
The book is simply more or less like having a expert walking you through the process personally trying to mold you into a successful investor. It is a must have for me, as a novice, and probably is for anyone else who is new to the game.
Fabulous! October 21, 2007
8 out of 20 found this review helpful
This book is Fabulous!
I don't know the author personally, I am not a "competitor" to him, I have no agenda.
I have nothing to gain by saying this...But this is one of the best real estate/goal achievement books I've read. And I've read many!
If you don't like it get your money back. Don't trash the guy!
 Below Mediocre basic advice ..Waste of Time! October 12, 2007
202 out of 215 found this review helpful
On a sleepless late night I heard Dean on an infomerical promoting his book . He was impressive with his argument that this book specifically caters to the small window of opportunity that has arisen after the real estate and subprime meltdown. I have no doubt that Dean is a success story , a schooldrop out who became a millionaire by using real estates.
However I purchased ( actually pre-ordered) the book with a hope that he will have 'replicate'able real techniques (not hype and fluff) for real estate success.
Alas, a mega disappointment. The book can be broadly divided into three lifeless sections.
1. Motivational stuff
2. Basics of Real estate
3. Some sprinkling of Professional information
MOTIVATIONAL STUFF: This is the most annoying part of the book. If i want a motivational book, I wil buy one, not this book where I want specific ways to play this real estate market. Not convinced, here is a snippet
Chapter 8: Removing your Mental blocks to success (page 98 -113)
Subtitles: The power of choice
Break from the past
The fear of change
The fear of criticism
The importance of personal integrity
Chapter10 :Finding the time to improve yourlife (pg 124 - 135 )
Subtitles:Twenty-four hour time wrap
Where does your time go?
Plan your time
Manage your time
Tips for guarding your time
Tame the telephone
Delegate and replace yourself
Deal with information overload
Use the internet sparingly
Increase your discipline
Page fillers with some 'real life'story.. Can Dean explain how these motivational rhetoric help me make money?
BASICS OF REAL ESTATE:
Although irritating, I can live with this section since it gives some basics that probably anyone with simple reading habit would have known. These are another set of page fillers sprinkled with motivational stories
Chapter6: Getting started
Subtitles: Finding property to buy
Analyzing the property
Negotiating a price
Getting the money to pay the price
Selling the property
Titles are good,but if you are not aware of this basic level of information(provided), and you are motivated to act based
on this book, your chances of making a millionaire is better in a lotto!
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION:
Chapters 16 - 18. This covers stuff like tax liens, preforeclosure, REO's etc. again it focuses on academic information and not something on which you can act upon( advices users to go to courthouse and no mention about realtytrac).I can accept this sections having some relevance to the title of the book
[...]My review will be deemed 'unhelpful' by several of those who have interests in seeing this book successful.
Spend some time with your kids , watch a movie or take a nap than wasting your valuable time on this book.
 Realo Estate Success Made Easier October 9, 2007
7 out of 16 found this review helpful
Dean tells it straight without the hype that some real estate guru's use to give you false hope about achieving easy money. Dean tells you in easy to follow steps what you need to do to be successful. Follow his steps to reach your goals to be successful in real estate. If you don't you won't!
Motivation Book and NOT How to Book October 9, 2007
31 out of 38 found this review helpful
I was disappointed with this book. Dean may have been an excellent real estate investor, but no secrets were really revealed in this book. Two third of the book was all about motivation as to why you should get into real estate investment...And as for me I was looking for methods to invest wisely...The How To...and I did not get it in this book. The real life examples described in the book were common and did not show real secrets to invest in real estate with no credit or money.
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