Despite his cautionary tale of real estate woe, I found myself laughing out loud and thoroughly enjoying what could otherwise be a dry topic. вЂњJL Collins is a natural storyteller and hilarious raconteur. Jeremy Jacobson, Early retiree, blogger, and repeat homeowner, GoCurrењњ And sometimes things go terribly, horribly awryвЂ¦ as you will soon discover.вЂќ Seldom does everything go perfectly or even smoothly with home ownership. вЂњOften, the best financial choice is to rent and invest the substantial costs of home ownership according to the lessons of JL CollinsвЂ™ A Simple Path to Wealth. Rashad Muhammad, Wealth building educator, /c/WealthBuildingEducator As someone who lost a considerable amount of hard-earned money to a CON-tractor during an ill-advised flip, this book helps me remember the risks and the value of simply remaining debt-free and investing in low-cost index funds.вЂќ вЂњThis book is such a fun, relatable follow-up to the iconic The Simple Path to Wealth. Jillian Johnsrud, Writer, speaker, coach, JL Collins, with hisВ humor and storytelling, will give you some practicalВ tips and might save you from a вЂno-brainer dealвЂ™ that should have required a bit more brainpowerВ before you sign the dotted line.вЂќ вЂњвЂ™Only fools rush inвЂ™ вЂ¦and this book will serve as a thoughtful pause when venturing into real estate. Doug Nordman, Co-author (with his daughter) of Raising Your Money-Savvy Family For Next Generation Financial Independence This is a compelling horror story of what you can and canвЂ™t control in home ownership and land-lording.вЂќ

вЂњJL Collins writes about losing money in real estate, and IвЂ™ve already profited by simply following his advice on what NOT to do. Zeona McIntyre, Real estate investor, agent, and mentor, Easy-to-read, sound investing advice, perfect for the young person in your life who would much sooner listen to anyone but you.вЂќ A cautionary story of what-not-to-do as an early investor told in a light-hearted and jovial tone. вЂњA whimsical tale of debt and destruction. Doc G, Host of the Earn & Invest Podcast, This should be required reading for every would-be house buyer, hacker, flipper, and landlord over-confidently counting their future fortunes.вЂќ This book provides a powerful counter narrative to the deceptively simple adage that real estate is always profitable. вЂњJL Collins has done it again! First he showed us The Simple Path to Wealth, now he demonstrates the complicated path to losing it. Brad Barrett, Co-host and co-founder of the ChooseFI Podcast, In this book, JL Collins lays out in gory detail all the mistakes he made investing in real estate so you can see the pitfalls to avoid before they happen to you! The amount of wisdom available in this short book is almost hard to believe.В We would all do well to internalize CollinsвЂ™ invaluable life lessons!вЂќ вЂњReal estate seems like the glitzy, canвЂ™t-miss вЂAmerican DreamвЂ™ because you only ever hear from the winners. If you think that buying real estate is always a вЂno-brainerвЂ™ decision, this book will teach you to think again.вЂќ In this book, JL tells a cautionary tale about his personal experience with the real estate market. вЂњJL Collins is a masterful writer, storyteller, and financial educator. Kyle Landis-Marinello, Author of Personal Finance and Investing, And, like The Simple Path to Wealth, you donвЂ™t even notice youвЂ™re learning because the book is so much fun to read.вЂќ вЂњThis long-awaited follow-up to The Simple Path to Wealth drops wisdom and knowledge bombs left and right. Be prepared for a serious time commitment of self-study prior to investing in real estate. вЂњJL CollinsвЂ™ entertaining, quick, but powerful read is an important reminder that real estate investing can produce crippling losses which can multiplyВ when naГЇvetГ© and poor market conditions combine. Vicki Cook, Co-author of Estate Planning 101, People donвЂ™t share their losses like they do their wins! JL Collins is one of the brave ones who does.вЂќ вЂњThinking of buying a new house or investing in real estate? Take off your rose-colored glasses and read this tale of how quickly things can go wrong вЂ“ costing you more money (and time!) than you could ever imagine. Malachi Ray Rempen, Filmmaker, cartoonist, game designer, and ruffian, keenbean.studio вЂњIn an age where the dangling promise of real estate has become an elaborate fairy tale, JL Collins is our Aesop with this delightful and sobering modern-day cautionary fable.

HereвЂ™s what some of the leading voices in the Financial Independence community have to say about that: Will you have fun reading it? Maybe even find some value in this вЂњcautionary tale?вЂќ

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