John Beck has been investing in real estate since the world began. Well, almost. John Beck has been investing as long as I can remember. If my memory is correct, I invited John Beck to Nashville in the early 1980s to speak at Real Estate Investors of Nashville, one of the first local real estate investment groups in the country, and also one of the largest at the time with about 650 members.

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I agree with John Reed that John Beck is an honorable man. John Beck has become a TV infomercial guru in recent years. His association with the promoters of his TV infomercial is probably the biggest liability John Beck encounters. Even though his $39.95 paperback book on tax-lien certificates is inexpensive, the followup by the promoters for coaching is often crude. I own John Beck's book, and I have been approached by the strong-armed followup salesmen. The purpose of the TV infomercial is to create a list of sales prospects for the very expensive commitments for personal coaching.

The problem I have with the tax-certificate lien approach to real estate investing is that this is not the beginner's best approach to a profitable start. The pay-off to buying tax-certificate liens may be months and years in the future. Sure, some real bargains can be found in buying tax-certificate liens, especially in volume, but the income-generation is unpredictable and long-range.

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I believe that someone serious about a real estate investing career should get their money's worth. I will put my $100 jam-packed informational guide against John Beck's program at whatever price. I believe John Beck is sincere in his TV infomercial aspirations, but I believe evaluating true value in content worth is another consideration.

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