What No One Ever Tells You about Investing in Real Estate: Real-Life Advice from 101 Successful Investors

by Robert Shemin and Robert J. Hill

Book Overview

Investing in real estate can be complex and fraught with perils. New investors and seasoned veterans alike make mistakes. In a brand-new take on real estate investing, experienced investor and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0793195160
• ISBN13: 9780793195169
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Funny book, once you've been in real estate, these stories become reality

Rob did not set out to write this book as a "self-help" or "what not to do." This book is merely packed full of good stories and good advice for anyone who knows the pitfalls of real estate. I enjoyed reading it.

Self-Help for Landlords

As a rental property owner that deals primarily with college-aged tenants, I've had some pretty trying experiences with tenants. This book, packed with entertaining tales from the real estate investing edge, always makes me feel better about my lot. The story about the investor who buys a house/compound from a militiaman secessionist is worth the price alone!

Read Me!

This book is succinct, informative and very entertaining. Reading it is like sitting down with a hundred friends and getting their advice on how to do things the easy way. As a novice investor, I've found all kinds of useful tips. So, it's proved well worth the investment!

Short, Pithy, Practical-Thumbs Up!

This book is like sitting down and brainstorming with a roomful of friends and mentors who share their "good, bad, and ugly" stories about real estate investing. It is not only very accessible because of its short story anthology style, it has 100's of practical ideas for every investor. The stories inspire, without glossing over the very real difficulties of real estate investing. It is both entertaining and useful. I hope there is a sequel in the works.

GET THIS BOOK IF YOU PLAN TO OWN RENTAL PROP.

This is an excellent read to really get an understanding of how well and how poorly managing rental properties can be. It is a short read filled with stories of rental property owners. I've read several books over the past couple months. This is definitely worth your time. If nothing else, you will walk away with stories with possible solutions to reference for your future. This does not cover financing properties much at all, but it is not the point of the book. I'm now reading "The Weekend Millionaire's Secrets to Investing in Real Estate"- corny title but this book is also excellent...it reviews financing more in detail.