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Dolf de Roos' Real Estate Investor's College: Real Estate Investing for Everyone

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After having Dolf De Roos', "Real Estate Riches" recommended by a fellow Realtor, I stumbled upon Real Estate College. At first, I was worried about the high price tag, but I later found out that it was highlights from a seminar that De Roos personally conducted where students paid top dollar.

The negatives first:
1. Have patience while listening - There's a great deal of audience participation and testimonials you have to either fast-forward or torture yourself listening to it. While it may be a cultural difference, I perceive folks from New Zealand to speak VERY S-L-O-W-L-Y. At one point, I almost ripped my hair out everytime this investor named "Margaret" spoke.
2. No indexing - several of the CDs only have (2) chapters where if you lose your place during a break in listening, you have to fast-forward to where you left off.
3. Some laws & strategies do not apply in the United States and other countries or are outdated. Depending on the market, most sellers will not accept offers under some of the terms he recommends.

Things I liked:
1. The last 2-3 CD's - If you want a cliff's notes version or simply the highlights of the seminar, listen to the last CD's first. With these CD's, it is only Dolf talking and he goes moves very fast.
2. He justifies WHY you should be investing in Real Estate - he shows the most common techniques used to measure a traditional investment and how it's flawed to use the same techniques in Real Estate investing.
3. Use of Technology - Although I haven't bought his REAP software package, Dolf places a great deal of emphasis on NUMBERS -- not emotion. He even has a motto, "Don't fall in love with the property -- fall in love with THE DEAL!"

I'd recommend Real Estate College to anyone considering investing in Real Estate.