John T. Reed

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John T. Reed is the author of over twenty real estate investment books. He was a real estate investor for twenty three years, managing his own and others' properties, and has been self-publishing "nuts-and-bolts guides devoid of motivational or promotional filler"[1] since 1979.[2] Reed has been recommended by the National Association of Realtors as a serious investigator in the industry.[3]

Reed maintains a ranking of so called real-estate gurus, the most popular feature on his website,[1] with a list of items which can be used to check the legitimacy of their claims.[3] Journalist Jonathan Kaminsky has claimed: "John Reed makes a living off his real estate books, but made his reputation debunking the get-rich-quick gurus." [1]

Get-rich-quick scheme promoters whom Reed criticises include Carleton Sheets,[4] Robert Kiyosaki,[5] [6] and Russ Whitney, CEO of Whitney Information Network, Inc. (ticker symbol RUSS.OB). Whitney sued Reed for three years, later withdrawing some of the suits and settling another on confidential terms.[1]

John Reed has also written books on coaching sports, including Football Clock Management, Coaching Youth Football, and Youth Baseball Coaching, and a book on self-publishing, How to Write, Publish, and Sell Your Own How-To Book.

Reed earned a B.Sc. from West Point and a Master of Business Administration from the Harvard University MBA Program. Reed's home office is in Alamo, California. He and his wife have three sons.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d Kaminsky, Jonathan. "Don't Tread on Me: When millionaire real estate guru Russ Whitney sicced his lawyers on a local critic named John Reed, he had no idea what he was getting into.", East Bay Express, 2007-02-07. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
  2. ^ Reed, John T. "How to Get Started in Real Estate Investment". Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
  3. ^ a b Dunleavey, MP. "Nothing quick about getting rich with real estate", MSN Money. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.
  4. ^ Damon Darlin. "Words to Live By in Infomercial World: Caveat Emptor", The New York Times, April 8, 2006.
  5. ^ Dwight Garner. "Inside the List.", The New York Times Book Review, October 30, 2005.
  6. ^ Cannane, Steve. "Spare us the finance evangelists and their false profits", The Sydney Morning Herald, 2004-06-04. Retrieved on April 2, 2007.

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