This is well written, but not applicable to my life. Two stars for clear and grammatically correct writing, but given my understanding of and interest in economics and finance, I am not in a position to comment on the validity or effectiveness of the advice offered in this book. ( )

I think I must have requested this book for review by mistake. In any case, I thought the writing was alright, but it rapid;y became apparent that it was inapplicable to my situation. I also found myself wondering whether I could write a story about people engaged in this kind of stuff, and I think that's about the most useful thing I found. Not badly written, just... not my cup of tea. ( )

So, I got this as a free book to review.

Obviously, the appeal of earning 16% these days is pretty good and this book lays out a way to do this through tax-lien certificates.

You may have heard this same pitch on late night TV.

I think this book does a pretty good job of explaining the processes and strategies to actually do what it claims. Unfortunately, the way you do this is a bit too grubby for me.

I don't really want to spend my time dragging unfortunate people into court or filing legal documents to collect the judgments, etc. Sure, someone has to do this, people have to pay their property taxes, I understand. But it won't be me doing the dirty work.

I think if you are the kind of person who would feel ok with this sort of deal (and I'm not being judgmental - I'd probably be better off if I was more like this), and has some spare time on your hands then this is probably a good reference for this sort of work.

If nothing else, I had a good time doing some side research on this topic and the education you get from this book and the associated links is probably worth the price of the book. ( )

An interesting look at a little known revenue stream. Basically this is the definitive guide to making money on Tax Lien Certificates. The rates vary greatly by state, however the rates are much better than those available from other assets. It is also interesting to note that tax liens are more secure than many other investments as they are backed by real property. In the current depressed market this may very well be the best way to make money on real estate. (I have not finished the book yet).

I was hesitant to review this book since I could help wanting to review the concept of the tax liens versus how the book covers tax liens. I think the author did a great job discussing the ins-and-outs of tax liens for the beginning investor. His detail at the end of the book for numerous states would be worth getting the book if you are in one of those states and gung-ho about tax liens. I think the author could have done more to emphasis that this is not a book for people using retirement money. It's for people who are already maxed out on that, have a significant emergency fund, etc, and want to play with money... At least that's what I got out of the book after going through it.

Conclusion - good book, be careful with it, and it would have been nice for more hand holding in how to do it. ( )