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Summary: One of the best real estate books out there
Review: So many real estate books pretty much say the same thing over and over. This one is different. Dold de Roos and Robert Kiyosaki are to be congratulated for their uniqueness and independent thinking. And of course for providing advice based on actual experience by real investors, not just paper tigers who write, but have never even done their first deal.Thank you de Ross! Thank you Robert Kiyosaki!
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Summary: Misleading
Review: My biggest complaint with this book is that the author makes it sound so easy to make money from real estate investing. He says that he visits each of his properties about once a year. The successful real estate investors I know are constantly working on their properties. de Roos makes it seem like you can just pay a property manager to do all of the real work for you. If you do this, chances are you're going to have a vacant piece of real estate that is falling apart.
Another criticism is that de Roos' method of purchasing new properties is to constantly refinance as property values rise. This is all fine and dandy if prices do constantly rise, but in the real world of course they don't. de Roos talks about refinancing like it's magic, but really when you refinance all you're doing is taking out a loan backed by the increased value of your house. de Roos also ignores the dangers of being overly leveraged. He stresses that you should basically never sell properties, which is just not true. There are many reasons to sell a property (if the neighborhood is going downhill, for example). I could go on and on with similar criticisms.
The only real value in this book is motivation for the beginner (just like the other Rich Dad books). Even at that it is dangerous because it creates the impression that real estate investing is far easier than it really is.
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Summary: Don't waste your time!
Review: Hello Real Estate readers. If no one else will suggest a better book instead of Real Estate Riches, I WILL! The Weekend Millionaire's Secrets to Investing in Real Estate: How to Become Wealthy in Your Spare Time. This is a great book, written by a Real Estate Investor that actually makes his money in Real Estate not in $2000 Seminars and $500 Software. I believe in Real Estate Investment and have made a substantial amount of money doing it. The Weekend Millionaire's Secrets is a great book for beginners. All I can say is, that the PH.D in Dolf's name is in Engineering (Not in writing - and there's a good reason for this).
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Summary: Worked for me
Review: I found this great book by Dolf de Ross very stimulating and effective. It really turbo charged my real estate investing. Having read other books, I always came away dissappointed. This one is different and better. Highly recommended.
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Summary: This book will make you money
Review: I believe that out of the entire Rich Dad collection, this is the very best book in the series. Why? Because it is the one that will show you how to make the most money. Not a big book. I'm sure Dolf could have written a much larger book and make it like other R.E. books out there. But then Real Estate Riches would have been just like every other book and lost it's uniqueness. Why repeat what others have done. Dolf provides his insider secrets based on what really works from a real estate investor standpoint. This is not some quickly put together book by some desperate self publisher who has never been in the business but only writes about it ala Peter H. Dolf is a R.E. investor. He talks the walk and walks the talk. His wisdom is based on actual experience, not plagerized material from another author or book. I highly recommend Real Estate Riches as an outstanding book to get you on the path to financial freedom.
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Summary: It's another Real Estate book, informative but...!
Review: I thought it was a good book, some good ideas are found in it. But it has very little to do with its subtitle: Using your banker's money... He talks about that for maybe 2-4 pages. Maybe I just expected more since Rich Dad Poor Dad is one of the best books I've read. It's mostly good ideas and good examples of what he did, but he never explains in depth and no hints. You can tell that he definately knows his stuff, but it's almost as if he is trying to hold back on you. I liked it, but it was kind of a let down.
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Summary: NEW RULE FOR REVIEWERS
Review: IF YOU ARE GOING TO TRASH A BOOK, PLEASE OFFER SUGGESTIONS FROM THE SAME CATEGORY. IF I SHOULDN'T READ THIS BOOK, TELL ME WHAT I SHOULD READ. THANK YOU.
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Summary: On a scale of one to ten this book is a 15!
Review: Amazon---we need more stars. Real Estate Riches is probably the very best real estate book on the book stands right now. One that is close is Real Estate Loopholes. Disregard these 1 star reviews. They know nothing about real estate. Have never bought a property and are only here because they are paid bashers. I highly recommend Real Estate Riches as a investment guide.
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Summary: 0 Stars for This One
Review: This Is An Extremely Basic Book, By An Author, Which Seems To Me Was Very Well "Off" To Begin With. I Know From Experience That It Takes MONEY To Make MONEY. I've Been To Dolf's Seminars And To The Rich Dad Seminars, And I Know For A Fact That They Make Their Money From Selling Seminars, Books, Software, Games, Audio Recordings, Etc. They Charge Outrageous Prices For Information That Is Solely Motivational. I Have Many Other Real Estate Books, Which Contain a Great Deal More Pertinent Information On Real Estate. This Is Definitely A Tiresome and Mind-Numbing Read.
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Summary: Terribly Written
Review: This Book is simply a means for you to go onto Dolf de Roos' website and buy more of his "products". Such as a $3000 Seminar or a $600 software that will "help you analyse property" (Simply a calculator). There is no substance in this book. I know it is a "why to book" not a "how to book". However, If I wanted to learn about properties in New Zealand, I would be living there. THANKS...But No Thanks. I donated this to my public library after reading it....It's definately not worth the money.
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