101 Ways to Massively Increase the Value of Your Real Estate without Spending Much Money [Paperback]

Dolf de Roos (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 2002

This book provides simple, effective strategies for increasing the value of your real estate holdings-without spending significant amounts of money in the process. You will learn how to make a positive and lasting first impression and how to improve the rental value, rentability, market value, sales price, selling time and equity of your real estate properties.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Dolf de Roos is a real estate investor who bought his first property as an undergraduate student. After completing eight years of university education and earning a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering he was offered a job at $32,000 per year. The week before, he had completed a real estate deal worth $35,000. Consequently, he didn't accept the job and to this day, has never had one. Dolf willingly shares his enthusiasm for real estate and has "rattled cages" in audiences in over 16 countries. He passionately believes that the "Deal of the Decade" comes along about once a week.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Time-Life Direct (February 2002)
• ISBN-10: 0783579012
• ISBN-13: 978-0783579016
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #428,799 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great resource to add to your REI collection., December 12, 2004

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Juliana Blackett "doingsuccess.com" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 101 Ways to Massively Increase the Value of Your Real Estate without Spending Much Money (Paperback)

I personally really liked this book. I refer to it when I want ideas for improving on a property that I'm looking at. I also trust Dolf de Roos because he was one of the first Rich Dad Advisors with Robert Kiyosaki. To me, that says a lot in establishing his credibility, because Kiyosaki's books are excellent.

I find it interesting one of the reviewers below hates Dolf de Roos so much, yet has taken the time to read all his books and attend his seminars. ... if I read one book or attended a seminar by a particular author and didn't like it, I certainly wouldn't go out and buy all of their works.

Anyway, I would say this book is not a comprehensive guide to real estate investing. It is more of a book with some simple tips you can use to improve the value of your property. I view it as a good companion to other books I already have.

If you're looking for a course on Real Estate Investing, this is not it! If you're looking for tips on how to improve your cashflow or build equity, then this is a good resource.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this book...then go buy some paint!, May 22, 2005

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CyberMan "http://xtravelganza.gttrends.net" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 101 Ways to Massively Increase the Value of Your Real Estate without Spending Much Money (Paperback)

To the reviewer who said he would spend the money on paint instead, I say first buy this book and actually read it, then go out and buy some paint, but first, you will have to buy some rental properties.

Isn't it funny how people who are not in this business bash authors like Dolf de Roos? I also get a kick out of the reviewer who says he hates Dolf de Roos, but buys all of his books and goes to all of his seminars! C'mon! If I bought a book by someone I didn't like, I'd be a darn fool to buy another one. Who are you trying to kid?

This book is all about making property improvements with minimal expenditures. You will find ways you never thought of before. I know I did.

Worth a read. For slightly more than the cost of a movie, you can get information that can make you a fortune and you can refer to it over and over and over again.

Thanks Dolf. Great book.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good and at times rather funny., September 24, 2005

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Vilhelm P. Bernhoft (Reykjavik, Iceland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 101 Ways to Massively Increase the Value of Your Real Estate without Spending Much Money (Paperback)

There is not much in this book that was surpricing. Most of the ideas you can think of are in here and then some.
I have been in RE investments for 2 years and I really liked every single one of the ideas in this book. There are ideas in this book that have made me thousands of dollars.
For less then $20 that is a great return on investment.