It’s Saturday. That means its another installment of Burbed’s Book Club. Here’s the book you must buy:

Be a Real Estate Millionaire: Secret Strategies To Lifetime Wealth Today

A master money maker tells you how to make your fortune in real estate.

Be a Real Estate Millionaire will teach you Dean Graziosi’s personal strategies for turning real estate “losers” into winners. Discover the seven keys to uncovering “hidden real estate values.” Learn to identify the five types of real estate markets and the right strategy for each. Take Dean’s local market analysis test to determine the exact nature of your local real estate market. Receive Dean’s unique formula for win-win-win real estate transactions and experience how you can make money while helping others make money, too. Let Dean share his strategies and secrets and help you become a real estate millionaire today. Read and act on Dean’s advice and you too will become a real estate millionaire. Discover the Seven Keys to Hidden Real Estate Values Find the Seller’s “Magic Buttons” Learn How to Identify the Five Types of Real Estate Markets Take the Local Market Analysis Test Match the Proper Strategy with Your Local Market

Sure you can click on the link and see some of the reviews for yourself, but what good are they? They’re all from jealous, bitter, renters. For example:

CONS:
But the book itself doesn’t offer anything specific. What I mean is, this is more of a book on how to have the proper attitude and the proper mindset. It isn’t a step by step manual on how to conduct real estate deals you want in the high end market. If you are looking for a how to book, this is the wrong book for you. If you want to “feel” good and “think” rich, then this would tickle your curiosity.

Uh, hello. Everyone knows that to be rich, you must think rich!

You must aspire to be a millioniare, to become a millionaire!

If a book doesn’t help inspire you to aspire, then really… what good is it? That’s why you should clink the link, and buy the book today!

Thanks to Burbed reader Tony for this find!

Real Estate Riches: How to Become Rich Using Your Banker’s Money

From the Back Cover
“Dolf makes real estate investing simple and accessible to anyone who has the will to succeed. He is an All Star in his field!”
—from the Foreword by Alex Rodriguez, 2003 AMERICAN LEAGUE MVP

An all-time bestseller, Dolf de Roos’s classic Real Estate Riches shows readers from all walks of life how to find great deals and make great profits in the real estate market. This compelling book reveals why real estate is such a reliable moneymaker, and how novice investors, and old pros alike, can achieve the biggest return on their investment.

Full of time-honored wisdom, proven tactics, and quick-and-easy tips, Real Estate Riches will show you how to find the best properties, analyze deals, negotiate and submit offers, effectively manage properties, and dramatically increase the value of your real estate without spending much money. Dolf de Roos shows you:

* Why real estate is the best investment in the world
* How you can consistently find great deals
* The eight golden rules of real estate investing
* How to use tax laws to subsidize your investments
* How to create income using OPM (other people’s money)
* The pros and cons of residential versus commercial investing

Author Dolf de Roos is proud to say he’s never had a real job in his life—because real estate pays him better. Following his powerful and proven strategies, you too can leave the nine-to-five life behind.

Seriously. Why are you missing out on the real estate phenomenon. Did you know that there’s one licensed realtor for every 100 people in California? And those are just licensed realtors! There are plenty of other real estate involved people.

Why? Because it pays better than doing a “real job”!

So please, buy this book today so you can become rich, and donate money to Burbed! After all, I helped you get rich through real estate!

BTW, I love the phrase OPM.

The WealthLoop Series Beginner’s Guide to Building Wealth Buying Houses: The Foolproof Roadmap to Real Estate Riches Without the Risks and Hassles of Landlording

Wow. Talk about the perfect book for everybody! It’s foolproof! It’ll ensure riches! There are no risks! There are no hassles!

What more could you ask for?

Well… you could ask for a book that is an “underground hit” as well.

Click the picture above now and buy it before THE MAN finds out and takes it away. This only surfaces for a few months at a time, before it goes deep deep deeeeeeeeep underground. This will be the best $16.47 you have ever spent. Trust me!

It’s Saturday again, and means it’s time for Burbed’s book of the week! Let’s take a look at this one:

2 Years to a Million in Real Estate

Holy moley!

Let’s face it, times are tough these days and there aren’t quite as many hot jobs in the Valley right now. Sure there are plenty of C-level, VP, Director+ management jobs available – but Burbed is a site for all people. Execs and non-execs.

For you non-execs who might be struggling, for fresh college grads, with this book you can quit your day job and become a MILLIONAIRE PROPERTY OWNER!

Hey that’s great ‘cuz you don’t have a day job! You’re half way to becoming a millionaire already!

Don’t believe me? Let’s look at a professional review:

“This is the success story of an ex-dot-com employee who got tired of working long hours at a great job for 10 years and watching his fellow workers lose their jobs. He accidentally discovered real estate’s market-value appreciation, leverage, tax savings, cash flow, reliability and freedom from a 9-to-5 workday. In the process, he became a multimillionaire, and he shows readers how they can have the same result.” — Bruss, Robert J. San Francisco Chronicle. 20061208

If this book doesn’t speak to Valley readers, I don’t know what does.

Click the link and buy this amazing book today. Give it as a gift for graduation come this Summer. (Or just click the link and buy anything to helped Burbed out!)

It’s Saturday… time for a Burbed Book Club recommendation! This one caught my eye:

FLIP: How to Find, Fix, and Sell Houses for Profit

Wow. Anyone can do it. Not everyone will… Will you?

Talk about a challenge. After all it is spring bounce, so now is the perfect time to find, fix, and sell houses for profit. There’s plenty of opportunities all over the not-so-Real Bay Area.

Are you ready to… FLIP?

Click the link. Buy the book today and profit!

Hey it’s Saturday! Let’s feature a book!

Dow 40,000: Strategies for Profiting From the Greatest Bull Market in History

Hah. It’s an ironic choice!

As we all know, the best investment strategy is housing. Your own home? BEST INVESTMENT EVER!

Down 40,000! HAH! Aren’t you glad you invested in the Real Bay Area instead?

And, even if your city leaves the RBA (like Redwood City and San Jose) – you can still live in it! Win Win!

Last Saturday, Burbed recommended: Why the Real Estate Boom Will Not Bust – And How You Can Profit from It: How to Build Wealth in Today’s Expanding Real Estate Market

Today’s choice?

Rich Dad, Poor Dad

You’ve heard the controversy – why? Because others don’t want you to know the secrets to success. They want to keep you down, and Kiyosaki will help you defeat them. You’ll defeat them even faster if you buy all his other accessories, and attend his lectures too.

Become rich today!

What book should Burbed feature next Saturday?

Bay Area rental market gives tenants an edge
Bay Area apartment rents will soften and vacancies will edge up in 2009, giving tenants more leverage, according to a forecast from an influential real estate firm.

Still, the rental market here will remain stronger than in most other regions around the country, said Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services, which issued forecasts for three metropolitan areas in the region: San Francisco, San Jose and Oakland.

Those excess homes and condos, which M&M terms “shadow market rentals,” largely are bank-owned foreclosures purchased by investors who then rent them out. They are concentrated in the East Bay and some parts of San Jose, and are barely a factor in San Francisco.

Thanks to Nomadic for posting this earlier. Note that these problems are mostly limited to parts of San Jose and the East Bay – both of which are clearly not in the Real Bay Area.

For those of you who are looking in the Real Bay Area – how does the rental market seem to you? Gangbusters as usual?

Nearly two months ago, this was posted:

Five Reasons Houses Beat Stocks [Burbed.com]
Realty Times – Real Estate News and Advice
Five Reasons Houses Beat Stocks
by Blanche Evans

It’s high time we told buyers, sellers and homeowners the truth about whether a home is a good investment.
FREE Agent Online Powerhouse Kit including a FREE business consultation

Despite what Wall Street wants you to believe, owning a home isn’t the same kind of investment as stocks or bonds. What you get is a USE asset that depreciates over time, while it grows in market value. All you have to do is keep the home in good repair to max out your take.

Here are five reasons why you get more for your money with a house than a worthless sock puppet.

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160 comments resulted. Given how things have gone lately with the stock market… would you change your mind?

Is now the time to dive into stocks? or is it still the time to dive to Real Estate in The Real Bay Area?

What’s your take?

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MLS-2.com: Property Details
7249 DOWDY, Gilroy,CA,95020 – $499,900

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2 Beds 864 Sq.Ft. Aprx. No Garage MLS#: 759167
1.0 Baths 6,969 Lot Size 55 Yrs Old Aprx. List Date: 2007-10-23

What’s new on MLS-2: Search by % Price Drop // Search by “MOTIVATED SELLERS”

Description – 7249 DOWDY, Gilroy,CA,95020
Investors special! You have to see it to believe it. Freshly painted. New carpets coming later this week. Ready for your renters. Non-conforming separate living unit (3/2) in back detached 2-car garage with individual access. R-3 zoning. Large lot with alley access, ample parking area, front and rear lawn areas, private patio, and much more. Not a short sale! Bank owned.

Haha. I bet you thought this was an unbelievable deal in the Bay Area – fooled ya!

It’s still a pretty good deal, after all, Gilroy used to be in the Bay Area – and it might be allowed back if it is able to abide by the Bay Area Code of Conduct (Rule #1: Never lower your home prices.) Maybe in 2010?

But for now, this house was last sold waaaaaaaaaaay back when in August 21, 2007 for $536,135.

Great deal if you ask me. Not to mention that this house is ready for your renters!