This author seemed to put very little effort into this book.
I am extremely disappointed in this book. After all the hype (the author proclaimed he was very successful, building 60 homes a year at his peak), this book appears to be written by someone who has never set foot on a building site.
It is virtually all written in generalities, with very little useful or valid information pertaining to contracting. This book really lacks SPECIFICS!! A lot of what the author does is just write "fluff," or "filler." In other words, much of his writing is just wasted space.
I believe that the positive reviews on this book were either written by morons, people who think "fluff" is good writing, or most probably, friends of the author who are trying to increase sales of his book.
It's really a shame, because I have the feeling that the author really does know about the building business. Too bad that he didn't choose to impart any specific knowledge to the people who forked over $25-30 for his book.
The author should be ashamed of this piece of work. It's really a ripoff. If you are a budding young contractor like me,
DO NOT waste your money on this book! Or, your valuable time.
He knows a little about a lot
While I am only about 85% of the way through this book let me say that I have found some very informative material. I have also found some VERY VERY wrong information. As a financial advisor turned contractor I am currently in the "Planning for your future" chapter and have found some terrible advice. It leads me to believe that although he was a succesful builder and did well that he doesn't know when to shut-up about things he really has no idea about.
I have enjoyed the book so far but it really is outdated and needs to be revised or pulled off the shelf so that inexperienced builders do not use his "past there prime" ideas in todays market.
If you are in the market for industry books then you can do better. There are books out there that are much more current than this one. Buy a specialty book and stay away from the guys that think they know it all.
Beware
Book lacks detail, and content. Book is misleading and is simple over priced toilet paper
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