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  • Profile photo of gags327gags327
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    Was just wondering if anyone has had anything to do with Rick Otton. have been listening to few of his podcasts and found them quite enjoyable and was wondering if anyone had had anymore experience with him as I see he has just released a book and has some programs aswell
    Thanks in advance

    Steve

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    Although i'm sure there's people out there who have implemented his teachings successfuly,

    The ones I know who have paid to do his courses, the money they spent they could have put a deposit on a house or two, I'm yet to see an outcome to their 'education'.

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    I’m currently reading his book. Much happier paying $25, rather than $5k+ for his course.

    Profile photo of Paul DobsonPaul Dobson
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    Hi Steve

    We started our vendor finance education in 2003 and, to date, have received this education from John Burley, Steve McKnight, Rick Otton and Joe Arldt.

    I believe it is important to build a good foundation to your vendor finance knowledge and there are numerous educators to choose from.  Some that spring to mind are:
    Sean Summerville  –  http://www.thepropertyking.com.au/
    Rick Otton  –  http://www.rickotton.com/
    Dave & Julie Siacci  –  https://vendorfinanceinstitute.com.au/home/siacci-system-of-vendor-finance-1997/
    Paul Zalitis  –  http://www.aussiewrapper.com.au/Cash-Flow-Investing.html
    Gordon Ku  –  http://gordonku.com/

    It is worthwhile researching all these educators and choosing one that suits your style.

    We know lots of people who have attended the seminars/courses supplied by the above educators and there seems to be a common result for all seminar attendees.  The urban myth about results from seminars says that 80% of attendees do absolutely nothing once the seminar is finished and out of the 20% that actually take action, only 20% of them are left after one year.  It may be an urban myth but our experience shows this to be pretty spot on.

    I believe all the above educators will give you the information you need to get started but it's then up to your ability to 'stick' to the task.  Our experience shows that taking a lot of continuing action and not giving up so you can attend the next great 'make a million dollars easily seminar', is the only way to be successful in any business enterprise.

    Good luck with you research.

    Cheers,  Paul

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    Profile photo of TaylorChangTaylorChang
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    Maybe just pick up Rick Otton's book to start with.

    Course for $5,000 is too expensive, you can almost put it as a deposit for a house in country town !

    start small read the book see if you like it and if his stragety is suitable for yourself .

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    Thanks everyone for the great comments, especially Paul, will check all the websites out, definatly love all the education. Checking out your site now Paul, looks great.
    Thanks again

    Steve

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    FYI…..Rick's Bootcamp is not $5K…..it's actually $3K and covers numerous strategies relating to creative real estate deals. My hubby will be attending the course in August 2012 so I know the actual cost.

    Courses will be expensive but you have to take action after the course and that's what counts!!!  If you can utilise the info given to you in such a way as to earn back what you paid plus a whole lot more $$$$, then that to me says the course was worth it.  Experts are not going to charge you peanuts for their time and effort in putting their course material together and coming along to speak for 3 days at a time, and quite honestly I don't blame them. BTW, reading his book will only give you a "taste" of his strategies….it won't highlight anything in detail like the Bootcamp will, nor will it offer any of the legal paperwork required for you to actually implement anything. His latest book is worth reading but just keep in mind the above.

    All the best, Tamara

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    I did Ricks course back when I was 21-22 yrs quit my job as a property manager earning 25k per year. I spent my last $3000 for his weekend course, not my recommendation but I did.

    I learnt a lot of interesting strategies over that weekend, was quite a practical course for me to do at the time as it was all about buying property using OPM.

    At the time I had no job, no credit, no money but I still wanted to buy property and lots of it. So this course was practical for myself considering my position at the time. After about 4 months of constant trials and errors. (several)

    I manage to pull off a 30 unit deal with 4 of my partners at the time, that netted us 1.8 M in 90 days. Using OPM.

    So from my prospective well worth the investment, I recommend doing his course, but like anything you learn if you don’t seriously take the time and massive effort to implement it then it’s a waste of money.

    I learnt from many of the above mentioned teachers their all great and provide practical knowledge if implemented you can do very well.

    There are plenty of $30 books out there to buy that will give you plenty of knowledge on how make $3000 from a deal, start their implement learnings from a book that won’t cost you much then use that money to further your education if you take action from that book.

    Today I enjoy very much what I do every day my full time job is just to find good deals and OPM to put them together, this is great benefit I’ve received from making that commitment to take massive action from those learnings at the time.

    My advise from when your doing the course Rick or Others you’ll learn so many strategies that are great and all work, but can be very overwhelming to take in and implement all at once.

    I wasted a lot time doing that when started I would start with one and try master that then try another strategy and see how you go from there.

    Start with one book – Educate – Then Implement

    Cheers

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    I'm a student of Ricks as you could probably guess from my avatar.

    You can spend $25 on a book which shows you how to buy a house for a Buck or you can spend $3000 and 3 days in the company of Rick and his successfull students and learn <moderator: delete language>.

    Saying you could spend the $3000 as a deposit on a house (instead of education) is short sighted. If you buy the house instead of the education you can sit around paying the mortgage for 10 years before you see any reasonable capital growth. Sure you might get extremely lucky and buy a CF+ house that makes you $20 a month. And you end up with only one house

    The knowledge I have gained in doing Ricks course is staggering. If you want buy a house for a $1, is not just about the the strategies as explained in a $25 book. It is about negotiations with Buyers and Sellers, marketing, legals and paper work,

    its even about the language patterns when you talk to vendors. This cannot be taught out of a book. Whether Its Rick Otton or one of the other gurus mentioned above, to have someone stand in front of you that has been doing it for 20 odd years and can tell you everything he has done right and everything he has done wrong really fast tracks your learning.

    There's a saying, "You get what you pay for"   If you buy a book you will learn, but i believe it will be close to impossible to make a living from what is in explained in these books. Do the courses on offer by these Gurus and you still may not make a living from it, however you got a much better chance.

    To be fair it can be harder and involve a lot more work and time to buy a house for $1 than is imagined. On the flip side some of these $1 houses are handed to you on a platter and involve almost no time. It s matter of sifting through the dirt to find the gold

    I don't think that i'm saying anything most of you don't already know, however there is  a lot of material put out in the market place which really is just a teaser to encourage people to spend the money on the seminars.

    I have held multiple IPs for more than 12 years now and I am now looking forward to adding many more without having to go to a bank or visit a Real estate agent

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    I agree with what your saying your going to learn a lot different things from an intense weekend course hands on oppose to from a book.

    Point being if you don’t take the initiative to go out and take action on what you’ve learnt from the many books out there to make a few bucks first to spend more money on courses likes Ricks.

    Your unlikely to do anything about what you learn from any course you pay for, there for a it’s waste of money for you.

    The course is great, information and content is good just depends what you do with it that will determine whether it is a good investment for you.

    So maybe putting down as deposit on property might be a better solution, I don’t know that’s up to you.

    All the best mate cheers.

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    Not to spruik Rick Otton or anything like that. His strategies and methods definitely work as numerous people on this forum can attest to.
    Just be aware though as with most seminars it seems 80% of people do nothing with the information. 3 days of bootcamp wont prepare you for everything, but then no boot camp does as all the boot camp does is give you the tools. The 80% I guess dont have the drive and confidence to go with it.
    So I suggest if you have the drive and desire then definitely give it a shot or find what it is that will give you the required specialised knowledge.

    Im getting back into property now but my specialty and passion are the global markets, ie trading and investing. In my experience it seems the 80/20 rule is a bit backwards here. Almost 100% start (due to the simplicity of starting to trade) but only 20% (if that) continue a few months in.

    As someone mentioned, the bootcamp is only $3k but if you look on Ebay or Gumtree you might be able to find a promotional discount and get a few hundred off & at least that will help cover accomodation and air fares to the bootcamp.

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    Chamberlain I see what you are saying. When I reflect on how I got started in Real estate . It was books. I have Jan Sommers to thank. I read several of hers. They are straight forward, easy to understand and her ideas you can implement without the need for a bootcamp
    Having said that, I then went along to a Peter Spann bootcamp and that kicked off my personal property investment journey.
    That was just a individual choice I made, and i guess I could have done just as well, had i read only Jans and Peters books.

    What Rick Otton spruiks is a lot more intense in detail. Yes you need to be in the 20% that actually go out and do it, not the 80% that don't. I guess the more knowledge you can afford, the easier it should be, but that of course doesn't mean it will happen.

    As my wife says "Nike"

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    Can anyone help with accommodation near where the Sydney boot camp is held please? either post here or better still email me at [email protected] thanks

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    I thiink all education is great however most people who run courses like this or others on how to be a property developer do provide great information  however the average person does not have the time and or experience to do these deals. Most of these things are not part time ventures. They take time and commitment. Most of these strategies taker time and money.. 

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    I agree with you Nigel, i.e. most seminar providers do provide great information. However are lot of them are like driving instructors who forget to tell their students there are rules of the road and that they need a driving licence.

    I can see why it's done, i.e. they don't want to scare off potential students with talk of rules and licences but, in my view, it's short sighted.

    Cheers,  Paul

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    I suggest readers check out this latest action taken against Rick Otton in WA for misleading and deceptive practices. It's time the other states followed suit in my view.

    http://www.commerce.wa.gov.au/consumerprotection/PDF/EnforceableUndertaki/RickOttonWeBuyHouses.pdf

    Profile photo of Tamara43Tamara43
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    The issues surrounding Rick are more to do with the marketing side of things than the actual strategies themselves (which are not deceptive).  Rick has issued a statement and if you check out the Vendor Finance Institute website you'll see information regarding this situation. Interesting what happens when you start to become bigger and better than the traditional system – isn't it???

    Profile photo of Paul DobsonPaul Dobson
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    Hi Fox

    As Tamara mentioned and in the interest of balance, both press releases can be viewed at:

    https://vendorfinanceinstitute.com.au/consumer-protection-wa-our-industry-moves-forward/

    Cheers,  Paul

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     Hello its Rick Otton here with more information re WA.

    Western Australia passed legislation that people now need a real estate license to buy, sell or trade a property option. I had an informal chat with commissioner re this change, as I was concerned that every property developer and property speculator in WA would now need to be licensed.

    The state passed the legislation, which surprised some in the legal fraternity as it was never debated or challenged and many wondered if it would be upheld by the Supreme Court. This is presently being argued in the courts as well as what constitutes ownership.

    Meanwhile, lease options are legal in all states of Australia and you do not need a license to enter into one. This started 18 months ago and then the book “How to buy a house for a dollar” pointed out that you can simply build property portfolios by picking up existing property debt by a token dollar moving between solicitors to act as the glue to hold the transaction together.

    I was contacted by DOCEP in WA who were concerned that if people didn’t understand the concepts, they may be misled into believing they could purchase entire houses for a dollar coin. The issue is now before the Supreme Court.

    I suggested pulling all materials from WA to resolve the issue but as the strategies in the book were legal in WA DOCEP instead only requested that it be withdrawn from sale for a period of two years, that I refrain form teaching those strategies contained with in the book for the same two year period and that I provide more clarity which I agreed to do…

    No other state or territory has questioned my book, it has been voted one of the best financial titles by both Money Magazine and the Dymock book shop chain.

    Unfortunately I’m rarely on forums and apologize that my silence has no doubt created concerns but I have attempted to make amends here

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    Nigel, you're dead on. I liken books and courses such as this to a weekend basketball camp with an NBA player: you'd probably get some swell tips and become really motivated but you certainly wouldn't be a pro basketball player.

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