John Beck

COMPLETENESS: Of the 22 methods listed, Beck's materials cover two very limited strategies - tax liens & deeds and foreclosures. But like most other gurus (with one exception, noted below), his materials seem to be purposely shy on enough detail to do anyone any good. Hence, the need to buy into his expensive mentoring.

COACH COST: Up to $15,000 or more

COACH QUALITY: His "Mentoring of America" is to be avoided at all costs. It has been alleged to drain credit card balances, and provide little, if any, mentoring of any value. Their mentors are not investors, so their ability to help anyone is minimal, at best. They are, it seems, only trained telephone operators. And this seems to be the basis of many of the complaints filed against Beck with the BBB. Again, "Mentoring of America" should be avoided at all costs. There is ZERO value in their mentoring, and the cost is prohibitive.

SUCCESS RATE: Extremely poor. When contacted by INSIDE EDITION, they were only able to produce a handful of "success stories", of customers who made from $500 to $32,900. That is laughable. Here is more from INSIDE EDITION'S expose...

BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU RATING: The Better Business Bureau gives John Beck an "F" rating - the worst rating they have, with complaints ranging from deceptive marketing practices, unauthorized credit card charges, misrepresentation, and false advertising concerning the offer's actual ability to generate profits as advertised. Many complaints allege the quality of mentoring services provided was not as represented (see below), or did not meet their expectations. Clients complain that mentors are inexperienced, unprofessional, or unavailable when needed. Others report services consisted of one phone call a week, that mentoring services provided by the company taught them very little, or they were unable to apply the materials for practical usage. In other cases, complaints included difficulty obtaining refunds; non delivery of merchandise; or that the company fails to honor their money back guarantee. Several complaints allege that after the initial purchase, the company re-contacts buyers by phone and uses high pressure sales tactics to sell additional high priced mentoring services.

OVERALL COST: The $39.95 "cost" is very deceptive. When you place an order, you probably will not realize that you have just signed up to have your card debited by another $39.95 every month. And that cost does not even include the mentoring, which starts at $2,000. And if you stop paying the $39.95/month, the materials you already purchased become virtually worthless, as all support is forfeited.

COMMENTS: Of all the programs we have carefully studied, only two should be avoided at ALL costs - and John Beck's is one of them. We found little of any value, and the cost prohibitive considering tax liens are incredibly simple and need very little instruction. In fact, it is so simple that "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate" by Bill Vaughn includes the entire tax lien program as a "freebie" with their course.

If you are truly interested in really learning how to make money in real estate and receive the benefit of free, unlimited coaching, all at a price anyone can afford, "The Simple Man's Guide to Real Estate"^®, is worth considering. Their personal coaches are actual, practicing investors who volunteer (it's free) on a not-for-profit basis to help others. It is the only low cost program found that provides free, unlimited coaching from actual investors. And their instant download (full version) allows you to start immediately.