5 comments about Building Wealth One House at a Time: Making It Big on Little Deals.

1. John Schaub's book is a must read for all Real Estate Invesotrs. From the beginner to the experienced investor, all will gain some very useful insight from this book.
   It is not a get rich quick book hyping up Real Estate, but rather a very
   low no nonsense way to wealth build through Real Estate one house at a time. John Schaub is not just a promoter, he still buys and sells houses for his own portfolio today.
   It's great to learn from such a pro. He also does a couple of seminars a year on Real Estate. They are also a must for any one wanting to get into the Business (I've been to several of them-they are great!).
   Bottom line-Great Book, a must read.
   Reggie Lal, Be The Smart Investor . com



2. This is one of the outstanding real estates investment books on the market. John Schuab writes as one who has years of experience and knows the ropes.
   
   The advice in this book is rock solid: buy good houses in good neighborhoods, learn to buy at wholesale prices, and attract long-term low-maintenance tenants who will pay off your loans and improve your property value.
   
   One thing I really like about this book is that John Schuab sees the big picture. He may act in the short-term, but he always has a view of the long-term consequences. So, he doesn't' buy a house because it is priced well, or near a school or a shopping mall. He's thinking 20-30 years ahead to what that house's value and rental desirability will be way down the line.
   
   You have to admire that kind of thinking. That's the kind of thinking that invests in houses that will pay big dividends. Good investments and patience pay off in John Schuab's world. Patience is more than a virtue with John Schuab, it's a commandment. The guy still has the first house that he bought 30 years ago, and its one of his best rentals.
   
   Lincoln said, "I will study and get ready, and perhaps my chance will come." "Building Wealth One House at a Time" is one book worth studying.
   
   
   Terry Sprouse -- author of the book "Fix 'em Up, Rent 'em Out: How to Start Your Own House Fix-up and Rental Business in Your Spare Time"



3. This is just great basic but very valuable information, and a keeper for a long term reference for anyone investing in houses. I've been a student of John's (and also Peter Fortunato, who has also commented here), for years and always continue to learn from his good quality advise.
   
   I've bought several and give them away to folks that ask about how to invest in real estate and has been a great start for several and a good reference for experienced investors that often find themselves venturing into high risk, marginal properties instead of staying with a good old house.



4. This book is especially great for a beginner. It made concepts that I have read about in other books much clearer. If you are thinking about investing in real estate, this book will help you. If you have read other books and want to gain a better understanding, or have things simplified for you,this book will help you.



5. Schaub provides a common sense approach to building equity over time via long-term ownership of single-family homes. Purchase one or more homes per year at 90% or less of market value, place 10% or less of the purchase price down and pay no more than a 10% interest rate. If you then hold those homes until they double in value, you may be on your way to generating over $1 million in equity in less than 10 years. Apply the "Rule of 72" (72/projected property appreciation rate per year)to project the holding period necessary for the home to double in value.
   
   Unfortunately, Schaub does not advocate that a property should produce a positive cash flow, instead assuming that an investment home will appreciate 5% per year year in and year out. Such appreciation may or may not occur. What happens if you purchase a house that merely breaks even (rental revenues cover operating expenses, capital improvements and mortgage payments) but the house declines in value due to a falling local real estate market? This is currently the case throughout Florida, Nevada, Arizona, California, etc.
   
   Some of the non-investment advice is rather basic (i.e., don't quit your day job until you have an emergency cash reserve), but the book provides a feasible road map to generating wealth via single-family real estate investments.

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5 comments about The Automatic Millionaire Homeowner: A Powerful Plan to Finish Rich in Real Estate.

1. This book is a 5 star book if you are looking for a book to inspire you to be a first time home owner. 80% of this book explains the entire process of how to become a homeowner, it would have been very helpful to me before I bought my first home 16 years ago. He explains mortgages and how they work, what kind of real estate agent to use and what to look for in making your choices. 20% of this book explains why it is important financially to own your own home. For example: Homes rise in value on average 6% a year. So if your home is valued at $100,000 it will grow in value by $6,000 a year. This can add up quickly in equity and will turn out to be one of the greatest investments you have ever made. David Bach believes that home ownership is essential to becoming an automatic millionaire. This book briefly discusses how wealthy you can become by keeping your homes as rental properties as you trade up to larger homes. This book is not about "flipping" properties it is about owning them for the long term. I would highly recommend a beginner in real estate or personal finance to read this book it will be very useful, however this is not for current home owners or real estate investors. I will be giving this book as a gift to my children when they turn 18. Owning a home is essential to financial success, even though I am uncomfortable with Mr. Bach's advice to leverage debt for multiple houses.My first starter home made me $40,000 in 10 years when I sold it.



2. David Bach couldn't be more right on with the "Automatic" part of his book. I am a real estate agent and for years when someone bought a house from me I would give them a fruit basket or gift card. Now I send them something of great value. I send them this book and only this book. They look a little strange at me at first but after they've read it they become excited and can't wait to begin their journey to be millionaires as homeowners and I got to be a part of it. The return to them will be great. The return to me will be great too.



3. I bought the book not knowing what to expect , however it had so many good tips that are relevant to buying a home for the first time. It also extends great advice about real estate as an investment. I recommend it to anyone looking for good sound, structured advice about investing in a home.



4. This product is well worth it's money. It has many pointers, directions, and links to better your knowledge. Remember, knowledge is power.



5. The title of this book may be a bit over-reaching but this is a good primer for those who are looking to leave renting behind and embark on home ownership. Author Bach offers a thorough primer into the wisdom of getting into the real estate market and buying a home. This is NOT a get-rich-quick scheme, but rather an approach for a patient person.
   
   One caveat is that many of Bach's principles work better in a rising real estate market. In some markets, this advice could render you An Automatic Bankruptcy Case.
   
   Since the book's publication, the residential real estate market has cooled or tanked in many areas. This may make it tougher in the short run to recoup on some of Bach's advice. In fairness, he recognizes in the book the cyclical nature of real estate markets and recommends a long term discipline in holding real estate in up markets and down cycles.

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5 comments about Think and Grow Rich: Original Version.

1. This "book on tape" is in Mp3 format. You need a CD Player or CD Boombox that will play Mp3 CD's. The best one is made by Sony. As for the book itself, it's worth "reading" or "listening to" in any formt. If you want to know about my favorite Mp3 players either email me or look at the rest of my reviews. Email:boland7214@aol.



2. This is such a classic. Definately something people should read over and over again. Getting it on mp3 is the best because you can listen to it in the car etc instead of all the normal radio garb that doesn't help you.



3. This is a great book.
   
   The mp3 download is also available:
   
   Think And Grow Rich [Mp3 Audiobook]
   
   Think And Grow Rich Mp3 Audiobook
   
   Highly recommended!



4. I've heard a lot of motivational, educational, and financial audiobooks in my day, and while this one is a classic, I was disenchanted by the readers style of delivery. The readers monotone energy becomes tiring after an hour of listening. And he pronounces 'Socrates' (the philosopher)...like the guy on Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. You know, 'SocrATES'.
   
   The material seems to be centered around the want for money, money, money without much focus on WHY you want the money for yourself....like a blind faith that acquiring money is the end all be all.



5. After finishing listening the "Think and Grow Rich" MP3s I have suddenly realized that this simple slogan is the single way of life in a capitalist society. In this book, as the only way of getting rich, the author advocates goal-directed way of life, purposefulness, constant self-perfection, courage, the skill to think and to act, and the other similar traits of character.
   
   Many people came to a conclusion that the wealth, in some extent, depends on a level of education, motivation, self-esteem, and so on. The problem is that not all the people in equal extend incline to the education, to their self-improvement. This is because of the differences of their needs, habits, abilities, capabilities, and so on. Leo Tolstoy in his novel "Resurrection" arose a question of how to improve the level of education within a society: from inside of each individual or from outside? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Should first the level of education of each and every individual be risen which yields a revolution (dialectic transition of quantity into quality) or the revolution should make the environment to foster the education of every individual?
   
   The traits advocated by Napoleon Hill correspond to the first Leo Tolstoy's way of improving society. If each and every individual will improve, the society will automatically improve. The second way of Leo Tolstoy (create the environment which will foster the education of every individual) is contrary to Napoleon Hill's ideas: "if something is got for free or without big effort, it won't be appreciated, won't be handled with care or you won't trust it". Free education and medical care won't be respected properly by people, regardless how good this education and medical care are. That's why the socialist society will develop slower than capitalist. Marxists knew this and have built the concept of World revolution (to overthrow of capitalism in all countries), and a further idea by Trotsky that it was impossible to build socialism in a single country. Trotsky wrote that the socialist economy is not as efficient as capitalist and without the World revolution the USSR won't be able to overcome its economic underperformance.
   
   Napoleon Hill praises the freedom and opportunities of the capitalist society of the U.S. in particular, which gives, according to Napoleon Hill, boundless opportunities for an individual who is able to think and grow rich.
   
   I also recommend "The Road to Serfdom" by F. A. Hayek in addition to this book. Although "Think and Grow Rich" is a classical self-help book for a general reader while "The Road to Serfdom" is mostly academic, I think that both of them should be read.

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5 comments about Smart Couples Finish Rich: Nine Steps to Creating a Rich Future For You and Your Partner.

1. I am a financial advisor and I keep a copy of this in my office to lend to clients. It has excellent advice, is easy and fun to read, and helps get couples on the same page in setting goals, saving, budgeting, etc.



2. This book is one of the greatest books I have gotten my hands on. I am a newlywed and in my young adult-hood, I have decided that it is time to get my finances on track. I have taken my husband by the hand and we have now made it a ritual that every Wednesday we make time to sit down and plan our finances and our future together. We are only on the second chapter because we complete all of the exercises in the book. The author David Bach has a writing style that is simple, fun, imaginative and to the point. Every time I pick up the book I feel like I have my own personal financial advisor advising my husband and me. Getting your finances in order is a step by step process that requires the mind, patience, discipline and the willing to achieve. Check out what I have written in a year from now and I'll tell you how I am managing my millions!!!



3. Maxed-out credit cards. Depleted savings. Underfunded retirement accounts. Millions of couples struggle with common financial issues, but instead of looking for solutions, they perpetuate harmful behaviors by bickering, blaming and, in many cases, divorcing. David Bach, author of the best-selling Smart Women Finish Rich, says you'll never solve your money problems if you view your partner as the enemy. It's not all your fault, though. Typically, people do not discuss money openly, so individuals may know very little about their spouse's financial priorities, philosophy and history. Establishing and maintaining an open line of communication is pivotal to sensible financial planning as a couple. You don't have to agree on everything. You don't even have to change. You just have to work together. Bach shows couples how to get on the same page. Using clear (in fact, somewhat simplified) formulas and charts, he tells them how to handle saving, spending, investing and retiring. getAbstract thinks that Bach's conservative approach makes sense. So does his emphasis on making your relationship - not money - your number one priority. Whether or not you finish rich, at least you'll be happy.



4. It would have been better had I not been single at the time of reading this!



5. First off let me say two things, 1. I have a degree in business 2. I own my own company and have a pretty strong operation with more than 40 employees. That said,
   I loved the book. It compiles all the information you need. Everything that you have been putting off, and that you knew you had to do, and think about, but you managed to always say "I'll do it later" or "my husband takes care of that", well all that is in this book, simple and straightforward.
   Thinking about retirement is important, for me, very much so since I have three children. And even though I have a very strong business background, these are thing that you don't learn at school, or at work. The basic premise is that very little adds up to a lot. The author presents the math in a very straight-forward manner, and he really gets you thinking, NO, acting upon it. I also appreciated all the helpful web links that took me directly to updated information. It opened up a whole door, on talking about finances with my kids, opening up a retirement account for them (why NOT?- why shouldn't they start saving now?) All in all, even if you have your finances in order, read it, it will give you great ideas and allow you to know if you are on the right track, or if there is something better to do....

5 comments about Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Freaky Theories Don't.

1. When I first picked this book up, it was just because I liked John Lott. I did not realize that, in a way, it is is a response to Freakanomics. Freedomnomics is great! Lott makes some great points and has the data to back it up. It's not hard to read either. I finished it in a few days, and I'm normally a fairly slow reader.



2. One thing I like about Prof. Lott is that he does not try and be funny. I've read other books by economists and they try to be cute or witty or funny, but jokes usually fall flat.
   Prof. Lott sticks to the facts and draws conclusions, and I appreciate that.



3. Factual evidence and complete rational analysis is a welcome change to the liberal agenda of main stream media.



4. I'm all for countering claptrap like "Freakonomics" and I'm sure it's of value that economists take on arcane social issues with arcane data from arcane studies, but one grows weary of seeing the world through the lens of economics, which after all does not, despite the beliefs of some economists, encompass all of life. This book, like so many of its genre, makes the eyes glaze over, as it hammers on the obvious. In contrast to Freakonomics, this book doesn't attempt to impress with cleverness, which is a virtue, but since when does economics become the science of how policemen are selected and assigned to beats? Please go back to monetary and fiscal policy and the virtues of free trade. No one who is not an economist is going to think like an economist or arrive at a framework of action that satisfies an economist. This fact is what gives rise to books like this one in which, despite claims to objectivity, the ideology of the author precedes any analytical approach.



5. Do you think economics is boring? Do you struggle to understand economic principles? If you answered yes to either question, then check out Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner. These two economists apply their knowledge to such a wide variety of subjects that it is hard to keep up.
   
   For example, did you ever wonder why drug dealers live with their moms or what schoolteachers and sumo wrestlers have in common? Levitt and Dubner address these and other equally unusual topics. By applying well-known, basic economic principles to unique circumstances, the authors help readers better appreciate the complex world of money matters. You'll have so much fun reading this book that you won't even realize you're learning something about economics.
   
   Considering the success of Freakonomics (it reached the number two spot on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list), it is not surprising that Freedomnomics: Why the Free Market Works and Other Half-Baked Theories Don't by John R. Lott, Jr. was published a short time later. Freedomnomics, as the front cover tells us, is a rebuttal to Freakonomics and more. Although not as popular or as well written, Freedomnomics scored points with me because I am a firm believer in capitalism and the free market society. I also found some of Lott's economic research to be intriguing. For instance, in the chapter on women's suffrage and the growth of government, Lott tracks changes in government spending both before and after women finally obtained the right to vote.
   
   Freedomnomics does not rehash all of Levitt and Dubner's material, but it does attempt a point-counterpoint on several topics, including abortion and crime in the United States. Read both books and make your own decision about who is right and who is wrong.

5 comments about I Can Read You Like a Book.

1. Listeners will learn some of the same skills the best interrogators and detectives use to evaluate spies, criminals, and witnesses, interpreting body language, mannerisms and other non-verbal communications. This is primarily a self-help audio that will help you learn to communicate with your own face and body to your best advantage and put these skills to use in everyday life.



2. Who knew?
   
   Who knew that an eyebrow communicated so much. Well, Maryann Karinch and Gregory Hartley know and tell us all about it in this eye-opening book.
   
   Karinch channels the wealth of information that Hartley has assembled as a military interrogator into this volume giving the reader an insider's view of how information can be acquired from people just by reading their body movement.
   
   Hartley provides a head-to-toe process for evaluating what someone is saying with their body, rather than their words. If followed, Hartley's methods should give practitioners the upper hand in many of the difficult exchanges most of us have to negotiate everday.
   
   What gives this book much of its power is the "shock of recognition" that you experience as you read it.
   
   "Of course," you will say to yourself, "I've seen people do that -- I've just never heard it put into words before."
   
   But in other parts of the book you'll be surprised to learn what some facial and body movements can mean. I was particularly surprised in Hartley's assertion that the aforementioned eyebrows will flick upward when two people who know each other meet.
   
   I experimented with this myself just by visualizing meeting someone I knew and focusing on keeping my eyebrows from going up. I managed to keep them motionless. "Aha! No interrogator will ever get the goods from me," I thought. But as soon as I stopped concentrating on the task, my eyebrows involuntarily shot up. Amazing.
   
   As an actor, I find the information in this book priceless. The authors have provided performers with a veritable tookbox of movements that can project many different thoughts and emotions on stage.
   
   All in all it's a great book.



3. Worthless!
   Those people need to learn how to write a book.
   Very badly and disorderly written. Didn' t learn anything except some eyebrows and eyelids useless info!



4. I would highly recommend this book. It was very easy to read and understand, as well as interesting.



5. I met Staff Sergeant Hartley in 1997, when I was an Army Warrant Officer and we were assigned to the same unit. We served together on several occasions, and I came to appreciate at first hand that he really IS all that and a bag of chips. We talked at length, ate together, and trained together. I considered him a friend, and was sorry when life moved us in different directions.
   
   Several reviewers have called Greg arrogant, either directly or in so many words. Our former CO certainly thought so, but she also let him do his thing, because he was so good at his job. People who pursue, and-- like Greg--actually ACHIEVE excellence are usually considered to be a pain in the a*s by people who are watching the clock and waiting for their retirement papers to come through. They perceive as arrogance the assurance of a subordinate who is better at the job than they are--and knows it. It is a sad commentary on our society that even those of surpassing ability are expected to adopt an "aw, shucks!" act, and pretend they are no better than anyone else.
   
   Greg doesn't play that game.
   
   In fact, he reminds me of another "Gregory"--the fictional Dr. House--abrasive, unconventional, opinionated, occasionally dismissive, and usually right. Even so, I was never once put off by his demeanor or behavior--not in the least. I was technically his superior at our former unit, where, to his credit, he always observed proper military courtesies, even though we both knew that he was a better interrogator than I was. That hardly bespeaks arrogance. Quite the contrary. SSG Hartley was an exemplary, though certainly atypical, soldier and NCO.
   
   I went on to earn a Ph.D. and become a college professor, but I have not forgotten what I learned from Greg. He has a unique mind, clear vision, and a powerful, penetrating intellect. Anyone with an interest in this subject would do well to listen to what he has to say.
   
   I did, and I knew the man.