. - alot of them he does "not recommend". he rips them and then offers his books and other materials in place of all them.BUT i can't say that i've read any of his material other than what's on his site in terms of articles.

I am on my second real estate investment book and plan on searching for a property very soon.

I'm rereading the book to stay on track.

that's why i read books, scour websites (like this) for info or properties in the areas that interest me.

Funny how I've never seen that before and I've read a number of books which talk about it.

They sound and act like Bloomington is this bubble and no one has ever heard or read REI books like we all have.

They are easy to SELL and mistake the trappings of success for real success.However, I've read lots of books from the library and been offered many sets of tapes and books for almost nothing.

Or will the bank hold it on it's books and bid it up higher?

The information is available in many forms (from books, from successful investors at their local REIA, from this forum, etc).

There are many good books available and there are many successful investors at your REIA that will help you for free.