[.ca] The Weekend Millionaire's Secrets to Investing in Real ... (ISBN 0071412913)

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This book contained some useful information with regard to negotiating, and some of the basics of investing in real estate, but in my opinion it is far from a 4 star book. A major problem I have with this book is all of the success stories about Mike- that go something like, don't expect this to happen often but Mike once did this or that- the stories are very unrealistic.

Give this one a pass:
Well, yet one more example that we're in a real estate bubble. Four or five years ago, our financial salvation was in Internet companies; today it's real estate. This book was more of an autobiography. Despite its claims to the contrary, it is a get rich quick scheme. Real estate investing is more complicated that this book would lead one to believe. In reality, it's not as simple as churning property quickly. The real danger, as I see it, is people getting too highly leveraged when interest rates rise. Read between the lines. If the advice sounds too good to be true, discount it.

Weekend Millionaire's Secrets to Investing in Real Estate:
It is the best book on real estate investing that I have read in the nine years I've been in business as a real estate investor. I enjoyed the down to earth format that both Mike and Roger used to get their points across. The five chapters on "negotiations" by Roger is an expert negotiator and Mike has a sense of humor as a southern gentleman and a no nonsense approach to investing in real estate as "buy and hold" strategy. I highly endorsed the book to all of my students whom I am mentoring presently. You can't go wrong by reading the book and asking questions on the chat room at www.weekendmillionaire.com to both Mike and Roger. Looking forward to their new book when it comes out!!!

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I have to laugh at reviews where on reviewer wrote "Mike did this and Mike did that. Wouldn't you want to be like Mike?" Since the title of the book is The Weekend Millionaire's Secret's to Investing in Real Estate co authored by Mike Summey, I would think that anyone who bought the book would indeed like to be just like Mike. After all, he is a millionaire and achieved his success in real estate. Why not be like Mike. Sure beats being like that one star reviewer who even came back and voted 47 times for his own review. Now that is somebody with a head trip!

Simply the Best.:
This book truly covers all aspects of real estate in a very useful, educational manner. The concepts are as timeless as they are valuable. I've read it three times, and I'm constantly referencing it fir information... a MUST READ!