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...
Review #2
Good info until 2008
If you look at the market now...You will know what I am talking about it.
Review #3
LeGrand's Real Estate
Fight The Good FightI've paid thousands of dollars to attend Real Estate seminars and have been a full time Real Estate investor. LeGrand is the king of selling product. The books are well worth the investment because you can usually learn enough to earn many times what you paid for the information in the book. On the other hand the seminars & courses are really pricey. Many people spend upwards of 20-30k on seminars without ever doing a real estate deal. LeGrand's greatest student is probably Robin Thompson, the Queen of Rehabs, who has become a millionaire many times over using his techniques (I'm one of her students). I have a good friend who spent 5 grand for a LeGrand course and never made any money with it. In essence it all depends on the person. Some can take these techniques and become wealthy. Others can't.
