John T. Reed is a former real estate investor who has authored and self-published many books on real estate investing and other subjects. He has been recommended by the National Association of Realtors as a serious investigator in the industry.[1] Reed, who has many years of experience in property management,[2] considers real estate investment a hands-on business.[3] He has been writing and publishing “nuts-and-bolts guides devoid of motivational or promotional filler” since 1979.[4] The most popular feature[4] on John Reed's website is his real estate “guru” rating,[2][5] with a list of items to check the legitimacy of their claims. Those whom Reed critiques, particularly for get rich-quick-schemes, include Robert G. Allen,[1] Robert Kiyosaki,[6][7] Carleton Sheets[8] and Russ Whitney.[9] Whitney sued Reed for three years, later withdrawing some of the suits and settling another on confidential terms.[4] John Reed also publishes a newsletter,[2] the Real Estate Investor’s Monthly,[10] and has written books on coaching sports and on self-publishing. He has a B.Sc. from West Point and a MBA from the Harvard Business School. He is based in Alamo, California.
References
- ^ a b M.P. Dunleavey. Nothing quick about getting rich with real estate. MSN Money.
- ^ a b c Gerri Willis (22 May 2006). Get Real. Interview with John Reed, CNN Money magazine, June 2006 issue Vol. 35, No. 6. “The problem, he contends, is that it's harder to make money in real estate than most gurus would have you believe.”
- ^ Vivian Marino (13 February 2005). Tips on Becoming a Successful Investor. The New York Times.
- ^ a b c Jonathan Kaminsky (7 February 2007). Don't Tread on Me. East Bay Express. “John Reed makes a living off his real estate books, but made his reputation debunking the get-rich-quick gurus.”
- ^ John T. Reed’s views of various real-estate-investment gurus.
- ^ Dwight Garner (30 October 2005). Inside the List. The New York Times Book Review.
- ^ Steve Cannane (4 June 2004). Spare us the finance evangelists and their false profits. The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ^ Damon Darlin (8 April 2006). Words to Live By in Infomercial World: Caveat Emptor. The New York Times.
- ^ Randall Patterson (18 March 2007). Russ Whitney Wants You to Be Rich. The New York Times.
- ^ Vivian Marino (12 November 2006). Ventures: 10 Ways to Stumble In Commercial Real Estate (html). The New York Times (NYT abstract).
