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The Real Book of Real Estate: Real Experts. Real Stories. Real Life.

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This book is worth it's weight in gold! I've liked all of Kiyosaki's books and courses but this one really stands out.

Mr. Kiyosaki has brought together some brilliant minds and what they wrote is easy to understand and makes absolute sense.

As an investor specializing in lease options, I tried to do it all on my own and got 4 contracts but then they were not with motivated sellers.

While reading this book, it became very clear to me the importance of having a team of people to help you out. My biggest take away is "Investing is a team sport." Yes, I know that's a 'no-brainer' but now I truly realize what he and the others who contributed are trying to say in this volume.

Lately, I've switched over to specializing in tax deeds and liens and the chapter on lien investing by Mr. Wheelright is very good - he makes it very simple and easy to understand.

I highly recommend this book. It is in the top 3 books on real estate investing that I've ever read, and I'm a book and seminar junkie. Get this book today!!

Theres alot of information in this book in regards to RE, but most of it is geared towards Commercial RE as opposed to Residential RE. Being that this book is a compilation of 22 different people, it will repeat itself more than once. So I would recommend it for the info just be prepared for repetition.

If you want to gain some insights from real estate professionals do check out this book. It is like a tip book from a group of real estate professionals (investors, lawyers, accountants...) on their top past mistakes or right things they did. Learned couple of new ways to invest in real estate.

If you are just getting into real estate investing, first go read something from Ken McElroy, his books are more hands on.

Just wasn't that great. I was looking for a book on residential real estate investing advice, instead I got stories about Burger King in Hawaii, El Poyo Loco in California, commercial properties, how to put a team together, a mini infomercial on each member of Robert's team, yada yada yada. There was some good information, but has anyone written a book with the hard hitting information on residential real estate investing; when to flip, when to hold, profitability profiles, etc? This book wavered between commercial and residential; I want focus on one or the other. I'm looking for the hard hitting statistics...the search continues, this wasn't it!

This book is written by 22 people from Robert Kiyosaki's "Team". Robert Kiyosaki is a scam. (Google is your friend) All is books are a rehash of what he has already written. This book is nothing new. Maybe if you are really wanting to be a commercial real estate developer this might help some. I was lucky to have got this from the library and didn't waste any money for it. If you really want to have 22 infomercials on commercial real estate development get this book.

Perhaps this book is for appropriate for people that are considering buying apartment buildings ( after all, a chapter is written by 'the Donald') but for an individual that is looking to buy several single family home rental properties, there are much better choices...much of the advice just does not apply. Also, beware that some of the advice in the book is misleading. For example, the author recommends taking deductions for all meals where real estate is discussed BUT NEVER MENTIONS THAT ONLY 50% OF MEAL VALUE is deductible. I found other omissions that inflated the value of the benefit being discussed as a 'tip.'

I own a lot of Kiyosaki's books. I started with Rich Dad,Poor Dad and loved it so I began picking up his books regularly. This book I checked out from the library and it is by far the best of all of them because I took away more specifics from this book than any others. It's more of a reference book than a how-to. The chapters are each written by different experts so the content is specific, thorough and relevant to each topic.

Kiyosaki is the MASTER of motivational messages in real estate. He has a down to earth style that keeps people reading at least a few books but, if you're like me, you quickly bore of the motivational message because you got that in the first book and now you're hungry for specifics.

Along with What Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow... And 36 Other Key Financial Measures, The real book of real estate by Kiyosaki is one of the best reference books on real estate I've read and is absolutely PACKED with useful explanations. I wish I owned it, but I took copious notes from the library copy. The rest of his books that I've read don't come near this one in terms of useful information.

I have read many of Mr Kiyosaki's books. this one stands out. as a general rule most of his books contain an idea, thought or tid bit of valuable knowledge surrounded by a bunch of pep talking on why you need to know what he knows. This book is coauthored by what appears to be his financial team that gives a quick insight to each one's specific specialty. i am sure that each author could easily fill a whole book of their own on their specific part but it is sucffient in one chapter to make you aware of the idea or procedure that is spelled out. after reading this book you will have a much better "Jack of all trades" understanding and will then be able to seek out the specific proffesional that you are needing.

If you are preparing to become successful in the Real Estate department this is the book for you. If you have some Financal stability and determination you could pull off everything you learn in this book. Easy read, very informative, talks about all the important aspects of the business of investments in real estate. They give great examples through real life stories which really makes it a good read if you simply like hearing success stories for inspiration in your own life.

This book has made all the difference in my decision of joining the real estate industry. I love the countless real life stories written by some of the best experts in the field. This book will equip me w/ the knowledge needed to become a knowledgeable, well-rounded real estate professional! Anyone looking for the secrets of real estate before getting started...this is the book for you!