In my quest to learn all there is to know about real estate investing, I’ve been checking out some sites, books, products, etc of some of the “top gurus” in the real estate field. One book I recently bought on Amazon is Dean Graziosi’s “Become A Real Estate Millionaire”. (Protip: buy books used on Amazon – this one was $3.03 with free shipping.) Through all my googling, researching, etcing, I’ve been having the following burning question: is Dean Graziosi really a scam artist, or not?
In short, I don’t really know. I have to admit that I was a bit turned off by this video interview that Dean did with partner/friend David Bach; much of it, in my opinion, seemed like back patting and product promoting.
Now let me be clear: I am not questioning the real estate success that Dean or David have had, nor am I making any statements about the coaching, products, expertise, and knowledge that they offer. But I think it’s accurate to say I am questioning whether you can learn real estate investing without getting deep in debt by spending all kinds of crazy money on “coaching” and all kinds of products – including books.
Research online suggests that Dean’s books have mixed reviews (and for a $3 used book I am sure there is something to learn in each of them).
Some places online have a little more… shall we say, blunt take on things:
- (NSFW) SaltyDroid.info – Dean Graziosi Rocks The Bottom
- Scam.com: Dean Graziosi
- Someone’s anoymous/angry review/rant on Dean (I’ll take this one with a grain of salt)
- ComplaintsBoard.com: “Real Estate Mentor Ripoff“
I can’t seem to find any positive reviews for Dean Graziosi’s products/coaching/services (except for some positive book reviews, linked above, and also on this affiliate sales site), but if and when I hear more positive things, I’ll definitely share.
Finally, a disclaimer: I’m only 25 pages through Dean’s book, so I personally don’t have anything to say about Dean, good or bad. I also haven’t ever talked to him personally, or taken part in any of his coaching programs. I thought it was really interesting to see all of the buzz out there after researching and definitely wanted to share and encourage everyone to do your due diligence before paying any money for any product or program.
I’ll be sure to update this post with some thoughts on the book when I finish.
If anyone has any thoughts or experiences to share – I’m all ears!
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