The Road Map to Rich
A Lawyer's Perspective on Getting and Staying Rich

Joseph Michael Dickerson

8/19/2007

Review by Molly

The Road Map To Rich, comprised of 16 chapters and 137 pages, offers the reader tips for accumulating wealth.  Write Dickerson works from the premise that ‘many people want to be rich, yet most are not.’  Chapter titles offer the reader an overview of the book.  The Road Map To Rich is presented as a guide for those interested in building wealth by starting a business and investing in real estate.  Entrepreneurship is describes as a person who sets up a business.  Writer Dickerson offers suggestions for the reader on how to  Become an Entrepreneur.  An important chapter entitled What You Really Need to Know When Starting Your Business guides the reader to understanding how to know and control costs, know the profit potential, know your customer and the competition, know the industry, employees and cash flow.  The Real Estate Road, and Types of Real Estate are discussed as a means for  Becoming a  Millionaire in Fifteen Years Starting with only $10,000.  Finding Real Estate Opportunities, Evaluating Real Estate Opportunities, and Financing Your Project move the reader to a better understanding for how to reach financial success.  More on Creativity in Real Estate, Negotiating the deal, and Complex Structures explain the necessity for realizing the potential in a piece of property, the importance for negotiating with the person in charge and various types of business structures.  Chapters outlining How it Works in the Real World, How to Handle Yourself in Business, Setting Up Your Business Plan, Charting Your Road Map, Putting the Plan into Action all continue moving the reader toward the ultimate goal of attaining wealth.

The Road Map to Rich will educate the reader for becoming a millionaire in real estate through the use of time and a little money.   Author asks the question: Why do some people get rich, while others don't? Writer Dickerson directs readers on an exciting voyage in the pursuit for making a fortune through real estate.

Dickerson is a successful attorney who has the track record needed to convince the reader that his plan can work.  The Road Map to Rich is easily understood, to the point, and not given to ‘lawyerese’ as is found in many similar books.  Writer Dickerson has a nice writing style, the information presented is done so in short, well written chapters.  The introduction sets the tone by stating clearly what the writer intends to present.   Charts and diagrams are added to aid in reader understanding.  Dickerson cautions against throwing caution to the wind, ‘Don’t quit your day job (yet)’ is good advice.  He follow that with another succinct note, ‘ start with small steps, but start.  Many people never get anywhere because the do not start with that first step to  somewhere.  Writer Dickerson offers encouragement to the reader as well, ‘once you complete your first deal, you will find that future deals become easier and easier.’

The Road Map to Rich is a must read for those who are contemplating beginning a business or becoming involved in real estate as a way to financial security.  The book is an excellent addition to the personal library, high school guidance counselor or financial planner. 

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