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How to Be a Quick Turn Real Estate Millionaire: Make Fast Cash with No Money, Credit, or Previous Experience

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Don't buy this book!

I was really excited when I bought this book: "Make Fast Cash with No Money, Credit or Previous Experience". It looked like it could deliver what it promised, and a quick scan of the chapters convinced me that this was the real deal.

When I sat down to read the first chapter or two, I thought the material was good, but thin. In the first 60 pages, 20 are either blank or full-page testimonials of LeGrand's training courses (not testimonials of this book, but of his other courses - which should have tipped me off). There were also several statements like, "Well, I could write a whole book on this topic, but since I can't include it all here, this (short explanation) will have to do". It was a little frustrating, getting excited about a subject and then getting cut off that way with only a little bit of information.

When I hit page 62, I knew I'd been had. I read, ""Yes, I
know that was a shameless commercial..." "I'd prefer
you don't take the information in this book and
implement it with no further training." "...do
yourself a favor and don't expect miracles from a
book."

What ever happened to "Make Fast Cash with No Money, Credit or Previous Experience"? "Don't expect miracles from a book" certainly wasn't pasted all over the cover in big letters! Then, on the same page, were advertisements for his $3000 real estate courses.

I had paid $21.95 for Ron LeGrand to advertise to me! What he did has been done many times before (read any of Wade Cook's books): put out "teasers" in a book, say how much someone can make from all of these ideas, then don't give them enough information to implement them without paying thousands for additional training.

I sent an email to his organization saying the same thing. One week later: no response, no apology, no defense of their shameless advertising ploy.

I am disgusted with LeGrand's dishonest "bait and switch" tactics, and I hope everyone who sees this learns from my mistake.

It's interesting that reviewers mostly either rated this book one star or five, and almost nothing in between. Seems like evidence that the book actually merits one star, and the five star reviews may have been written by those with added incentive. Even the language of the five-star reviews mimics the language of the book exactly, as though the book's author or someone from the organization wrote them.

I actually borrowed the book from the library before deciding whether to buy it, to see if the material was worth keeping around for future reference. Without even having spent anything on it, I still felt used, like I was suckered, because I invested my time in it. It's even structured in the same way as an infomercial, with a page of enticement alternating with a page of personal testimonials from seminar attendees. (And by the way, the MIS seminar frequently mentioned in these testimonials costs $7,000! I looked it up on Ron LeGrand's website, mentioned once every few pages in the book.)

To be fair, there is some actual information in the book, albeit prefaced by constant disclaimers that further investment in training is necessary to be able to apply these principles. But something in one of the testimonials led me to believe that there's probably not much to his exorbitant seminars either. Here is an actual quote from p. 54: "The prior residents were supposed to buy it for $152,000 - we figured we would increase the price to $159,900 - but on your CD (the timing of when we listened to that particular one couldn't have been better!) you said to make sure we "research" market values BEFORE we put a price on a home...we ended up asking $168,999..." Now, that is a no-brainer (duh!). If that's the kind of additional training we get from paying thousands for CDs and seminars, I'll stick with a book borrowed from the library, or maybe just my common sense...

I seriously suspect that people who gave 5 star reviews for this book work for the author or publisher. This book is nothing but a plug for his real estate courses. Believe me, buying this book will make the author, LeGrand, millionare not you.

I must echo the sentiments of earlier reviews that found this to be more of a promotional piece. This book started well but it was not long before the recurring references to his site and training courses.

As someone curious about real estate investing, I find that many of the authors on this topic use their books as introductions to their other products.

Legrand provides some interesting insights from his personal experience. However, much of the rest of the book followed predictable patterns of brief illustrations of successful investor situations and carefully selected letters to keep readers focused on the "pot of gold" that is available.

Authors trying to promote other products does not bother me. It would be helpful if these experts would share a few complete illustrations of their techniques (adding the disclaimer that these are examples and may vary greatly in real life). These start to finish illustrations would give a more complete picture of the process and really give beginners a better look at the process.

When I first read the title of the book, I thought it'll give you everything you need to get real estate, boy was I wrong...it contains fluff about motivation, positive thinking (which I could read from other experts like Norman Vincent Peale, or Dale Carnegie), and pages of testimonials from his students. I'd say only 60% of the book is about real estate and even those parts are in broad strokes giving you concepts. Legrand even admits that its foolhardy to jump into real estate armed with the knowledge from only that book on pages 61-62.....the only things he'll go into detail is finding sellers, screening prospects, and how to sell your house effectively.

If you want to spend your money efficiently and getting the most information for your hard-earned dollar, don't spend money on this book. But if you are someone who's clueless about real estate and want a general concept of no money down properties, then this book will help you and point you in the right direction, and this direction will point you to his website hawking is seminars and courses.

Here's a tip I learned in reading real estate books: Before you buy a real estate book, go to the author's website and check if his/her products he/she sells are only his/her books....if it is, then the book contains everything he/she knows about that topic (hopefully), but if his/her other products includes high priced seminars, CDs, or DVDs, or courses...like Ron Legrand's website, then that book isn't giving you everything you need to know..

This is certainly a book for beginners. If you're at all experienced in real estate investment, then you should probably skip it.

If, however, you're trying to break into the real estate investment business but lack cash, credit, and much knowledge on what to do with distressed properties and/or distressed sellers, then this could be a great place to start. Your education won't end here, but it could start (and you don't have to sign up for expensive seminars...but you will probably have to join a local real estate investment association and get hooked up with people willing to teach you).

Did anyone really think they were going to get all of the information they needed in a $20 book? Of course not...but there is certainly enough good information here for a complete novice to justify a $20 investment. If you read this book, either the light-bulb will go off over your head or it won't. You'll either get motivated to get out there and do a deal (or at least try), or you won't.

Just remember...to have something you have never had, you must do something you have never done.

Ron's book is remarkable. I have been doing Real Estate Investing the LeGrand way for a year now. I have made a great profit and my wife and I are very excited about the prospect for the future. This book is a good foundation for more education on creative real estate by Ron and others.

Quick Turn Real Estate is not a Get Rich Quick Scheme like some of the others, but it is a Get Rich Business. You can do this!!! with no money or credit!! I have done deals on properties of over $350,000 with only $250 of my own money in the deal.

This book takes over where Robert Kiyosaki left off. It is the meat of the entree. I didn't know how to do real estate investing after the Rich Dad's Series, but it got me interested just like it was suppose to do. Ron and his techniques will get me where Robert said I needed to go.

Fantastic. Buy it. Read it. Live it. Don't be a thinker brain, be an alligator brain and just do it.

Yes... Ron is right... 'don't expect miracles from a book.' Folks... this isn't a read a few chapters and suddenly be a genius type thing. He gives you examples of ways he has made tons of money in real estate and you shouldn't expect everything to work as planned or for there to be everything you need in this book. You still have to work your market... test stuff out... gain experience... learn the ropes... etc etc. For all the naysayers... I would say read it again and again... buy a few other books too... join some real estate forums... if you really want to succeed in real estate. And about his plugs for his bootcamps/courses... they are very good... but you don't need them... do with what you have and take ACTION.

I'm reminded of a saying I heard a while ago "We will either find a way or make one." Good Luck

This is like those "tutorials" you find for computer programs: after the satisfied customer stumbles through it, they know nothing.
If you read books like a goat eats dead grass, leaves, old paper and discarded rubbers, you'll read this, too, probably.
If you want to rip people off, go out and find a certified con man. Do time. This guy just burns up his word processor and your money.
"Get rich quick. Buy and sell real estate". NO! Publish junk!

I just read a few of the reviews of Ron Legrand's book, and noticed that most people blast him. I would like to do just the opposite. I understand that I will be in the minority here, but then again, I am retired at 43, so I suppose I am already in the minority.

I have nothing but praise for Ron and this book which 5 years ago started me on the road to retirement. It armed me with just enough knowledge to do my first wholesale deal. I found a house that I was able to put under contract according to Ron's advice and then flipped the contract (not even the house but the paper) to another investor. I made just over $5000 for a few hours of work!

I was absolutely hooked. I used that 5k to attend one of his boot camps and about 1 year later I quit working as an engineer and within another year I was able to basically quit working altogether. I still buy houses, in fact I closed on one earlier this week, basically quit working altogether. I still buy houses, in fact I closed on one earlier this week, but I do not get up at the crack of dawn to sit in traffic like most of you reading this review. I have continued to attend his seminars, as well as other seminars related to real estate and Online Marketing. Since I am no longer part of the rat race I don't feel like university classes can teach me much, and seminars are a more viable approach for a person like me who has not used an alarm clock in several years.

Is the book incomplete? Yes. Will it give you enough information to get started? Yes. Is it a plug for his courses? Yes. Will his courses change your life YES! If you are SERIOUS about getting yourself free from corporate slavery then I absolutely recommend it; however, if you are going to be one of the whiners who is disappointed because they read a book and magic fairies did not come and make them rich, then I suspect that any book like this will not be enough for you. Here's a hint for you folks, the books are not the problem...