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Summary: REAL ESTATE RICHES
Review: I HAVE GAINED VALUABLE INFORMATION FROM RK'S BOOKS.RICH DAD POOR DAD AND CASHFLOW QUADRANT HAVE CHANGED MY LIFE AND THE WAY I THINK. THIS BOOK HOWEVER, WAS A HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT. IT IS A QUICK, EASY, AND ENJOYABLE READ, BUT I DID NOT PURCHASE IT TO BE ENTERTAINED. IT IS SORELY LACKING IN ANY DETAILS . IT FELT LIKE THE MIDDLE OF THE BOOK FELL OUT BECAUSE I GOT TO THE END AND THERE WERE NO DETAILS ON THE HOW TO. LIKE THE REVIEWERS BEFORE THAT PANNED IT-WHERE ARE THE CHARTS AND MATH TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR DECISIONS? I OWN A FEW RENTAL PROPERTIES, AND I WAS LOOKING TO DO THIS FOR A LIVING- BY DOING IT SMARTER. I DON'T RECOMMEND THIS INFOMERCIAL BOOK. A BOOK I JUST FINISHED THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL IS "SECRETS OF A MILLIONAIRE LANDLORD" BY R. SHEMIN THIS BOOK GAVE ME SOME NUTS AND BOLTS THAT I AM LOOKING FOR .
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Summary: A How-To that doesn't explain How-To
Review: I really enjoyed "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" and thought this book, by Dolf De Roos, would be along the same lines. WRONG! If you are looking for a how-to, you are looking in the wrong place. The author vaguely covers the different sections of investing in realestate, let alone the steps and process to it. However, Mr. De Roos does go into great detail of how he made lots, and lots of money investing in realestate himself. Bravo for him...boo for his book.
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Summary: Not recommended at all.
Review: I have read several books on real estate investing. The examples in this book are wrong at best. All examples on rental income do not account for property taxes, maintenance expenses and property managers fee (if applicable). So all those examples where cash-on-cash is more than 100%+ are wrong !!! But real estate is great, you can great returns, generally more than 15%. So, keep your interest in real estate investing but look for realistic examples somewhere else.
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Summary: A must read for anyone interested in real estate
Review: I have recently become a real estate agent in Iowa and bought this book today. Whether you want to invest or like me wanted an insight into the mind of my customers, this book has to be read. It is the first book in my life that I have read cover to cover, only stopping to make one cup of coffee. Apart from the great tips it gives, this book is written like an autobiography. It was a pleasure to read and easily followed. I think the author, Dr Dolf De Roos is a literary genius!
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Summary: A Nice Appetizer
Review: Dr. de Roos' book has (admittedly) increased my interest in real estate investing, and I look forward to learning more about this subject. However, as others have pointed out, the author spends a lot of time "preaching to the choir" by spending half the book explaining why real estate investing is safer and more lucrative than stock market investing. I didn't learn as much as I would have liked. But it has inspired me to learn more from other sources.
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Summary: Poor Dad's Real Estate Guide
Review: Of the series of Rich Dad books, this was by far the least informative and motivating. I was greatly disappointed in the substance and depth of treatment devoted to analizing the real estate investment. In addition, the theme of cash flow which was so dominate in other Rich Dad books was not treated with any depth. Other areas of real estate investment were lightly addressed. Based on the information presented, I would be very tentative investing in real estate based upon the information presented.
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Summary: Nothing but Fluff
Review: This book is disappointing. It does little other than present some basic ideas which anyone the least-bit familiar with real estate investing should already know. Some chapters, such as the one on mortgage financing (which is extremely important), contain so little information, one wonders as to why they are even in the book. But this is Kiyosaki's stuff, and that's essentially what you get -- one or two ideas fluffed out into a whole book.
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Summary: A 'feel good' book with little meat :o(
Review: What a disappointment! The more I think about it, the more irritated I get that I actually shelled out money for this book! The author spent WAY too much time heralding the benefits of real estate investing and VERY little time on actual details. I very much enjoyed Rich Dad, Poor Dad, but Real Estate Riches was a HUGE disappointment! I didn't come away with any new ideas or techniques - I already knew that real estate investing can be lucrative and didn't need to spend ... to have that confirmed. If you must read this book, check it out from the library and save your money!
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Summary: Good for basic ideas, bad for anything else.
Review: I was disappointed with this book. I am a big fan of RK and his ideas, but this book seemed to be a way for RK to cash in on his populartiy and make some fast $$ for himself and his friend. There is no detailed plan for following through on the ideas the author proposes, so it's basically a primer for entry-level investors to give them ideas, but no nuts-and-bolts discussion on how to accomplish anything. I wouldn't recomment this book to anyone unless they were thinking of getting into real estate investing and had no idea where to begin.
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Summary: Too little substance
Review: This book primarily discusses stock market investing versus real estate investing, but without any serious numbers. While I'm no quant jock, I do want to see something other than assertions without thorough analysis. This book also lacks any useful guide to analyzing properties, neighborhoods, or rates of returns. Overall, I can't see why anyone would buy this book with so many better ones available (e.g., Investing in Real Estate, Buy It, Fix IT, Sell It, and Nickerson's now dated, but still helpful, $1000 into a Million in my Spare Time).
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