Forget Overpriced Property Investment Courses, Buy a Book Instead
Online property investing courses can cost upwards of $3,000. Here's why you should skip the celebrity spruikers, buy a $25 book, and save your cash for the deposit.
I've noticed more and more online courses popping up over the last few years. These tend to be training packages put together by some self-proclaimed guru on topics like achieving happiness, getting in shape, life coaching, or property investing.
My wife recently suggested doing one of those high-ticket property investment courses in Australia run by a well-known celebrity renovator. The price tag? A cool $3,300 (AUD). Sure, they promise videos, checklists, downloadable course notes, and access to private webinars. But come on, over three grand!? That's an expensive way to learn how to invest in property.
Do you know where else you can get the exact same information? A good, old-fashioned book. You can find the best property investment books packed with the same strategies and advice for about $25 (AUD). OK, there are no shiny webinars, but what a cost difference! It's over 100 times cheaper.
“Self-education is, I firmly believe, the only kind of education there is.”
Isaac Asimov
If you are looking at property investing for beginners, don't fall for the hype of expensive boot camps. Instead, buy a book, build your own property investment strategy, and use that saved $3,275 to help pay your actual purchasing fees or deposit. Your bank account will thank you.
