5 Responses to “Fix ‘em Up, Rent ‘em Out: How to Start Your Own House Fix-up & Rental Business in Your Spare Time; or, Investing in Real Estate and Creating Wealth with Fixer-Upper Houses”

1. Michael F. WILT
   February 8th, 2010 @ 2:31 pm

   This book is very, very basic. Having read numerous other books on realestate investing, this book was not very helpful to me.
   Rating: 1 / 5

2. S. Greathouse
   February 8th, 2010 @ 4:50 pm

   I received this book in the mail yesterday and it was so easy to read, I finished it before the day was over. The outlook on finding tenants and how to rent out your properties definately gave me something to think about.
   Rating: 5 / 5

3. David Reasoner
   February 8th, 2010 @ 6:04 pm

   This book was a major disappointment. I must be reading a different book than everyone else. There is very little substance and a lot of generalities. I really don’t care about how fixing up a place provides personal satisfaction. I am more interested in how it puts money in my pocket.

   This book assumes real estate always appreciates on an annual basis, that leverage is always a good thing, and that you are always money ahead to perform a repair yourself. The key point may be that the author looks at real estate as a hobby. I view real estate as a side business and my goal is to put cash into my pocket.

   You would be better served tracking down a copy of William Nickerson’s “How I Turned $1000 into (1,3,5) Million”, any of the Jay DeCima books, or H Roger Neal’s book on streetsmart landlording.

   I have to review the return policy and see if I can recoup some of the money wasted on this book.
   Rating: 1 / 5

4. folderol50
   February 8th, 2010 @ 7:37 pm

   After reading this book you may change your approach to life even if you decide fixup houses are not for you…it is concise and filled with useful information and inspirational encouragement.
   Rating: 4 / 5

5. I.M. Handy
   February 8th, 2010 @ 9:24 pm

   The author takes on a topic that many have thought about—buying,fixing and renting a house for profit—but for lack of initiative and/or information have not attempted. For such people this book can provide the initiative and information for them to overcome their reluctance to get started in a profitable enterprise. The book provides A-to-Z information on the subject, just about everything one needs to know.
   Rating: 5 / 5

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