How to be a Real Estate Investor

    4.7/5(6)

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    Summary

    4.7

    Created with AI, based on 6 verified reviews

    For a free resource, this book delivers genuine educational depth from an author with a verifiable personal track record of more than 3,000 deals. Phil's writing is practical and honest, including the part of his story most gurus omit: the failure, the homelessness, and the role a mentor played in turning things around. Readers should know the free book also serves as an introduction to the paid Apprentice Program.

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    What You'll Learn

    • How creative real estate investing works and why it requires no cash
    • How to identify and approach motivated sellers in any local market
    • How to structure deals using seller financing, lease options, and subject-to arrangements
    • How to evaluate a property and determine the right offer price before committing
    • How to flip a contract to another investor and collect a fee without buying
    • How to work with private lenders to fund acquisitions without bank financing

    Best For

    • Complete beginners with no investing background or capital
    • People who want to understand creative real estate before spending money
    • Those who learn best by reading rather than watching videos or attending events
    • Anyone wanting a free foundational resource from a verified active investor

    Not For

    • Experienced investors already doing creative deals regularly
    • People looking for a video course or live coaching rather than a book
    • Those wanting advanced strategies beyond foundational creative investing
    • Investors outside the United States where deal structures differ legally

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    About the creator

    Phil Pustejovsky

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    Real Estate Investing · Daytona Beach, Florida

    Phil Pustejovsky
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    How to be a Real Estate Investor

    Phil Pustejovsky was born in 1980 in Baytown, Texas, and moved with his family to Carver, Massachusetts at the age of five after his father's job transfer. He grew up in a faith-oriented household and describes his parents as people who instilled values of integrity and kindness from an early age. He was accepted into Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, one of the most academically prestigious private universities in the South, where he studied Mechanical Engineering.

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    Reviews, Scores & Student Outcomes

    Score history

    Cumulative verified score over the last 6 months

    4.7/5

    2026 average·6 reviews

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    • Clear explanations83%
    • Fast results83%
    • Community support50%
    • High availability50%
    • Practical content33%
    • Real experience0%

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    Ratings & reviews

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    4.7/5

    6 reviews

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    Afrishanti

    4/5

    My result

    This book was very straightforward and informative about the different strategies in…

    Pros

    High availabilityClear explanationsFast results

    About the creator

    Not applicable.

    Sundown

    5/5

    My result

    I truly appreciate the explanation of this is what this is, this is what it means, and…

    Pros

    Clear explanationsCommunity supportFast results

    About the creator

    Phil's book goes into great detail about the importance of the fundamentals and having…

    Anthony

    5/5

    My result

    I found this book on my recommended reading and started reading. I just finished reading…

    Pros

    Practical contentHigh availabilityFast results

    About the creator

    To my surprise the author is simply informing the reader how real estate investing works.…

    AH

    5/5

    My result

    Great info. Have not found information like this anywhere else. I purchased this book,…

    Pros

    Clear explanationsCommunity supportFast results

    About the creator

    He knows how to capture a penny if it's loose in the air, lol. Definitely knows what he…

    Karen Marie Shelton

    4/5

    My result

    How to Be a Real Estate Investor by Phil Pustejovsky has some helpful beginning…

    Pros

    Practical contentHigh availabilityClear explanations

    About the creator

    There is a strong undercurrent throughout the entire book that you need to have a mentor…

    Swarm

    5/5

    My result

    Most REI books are good. This one is one of the better. A lot of free information that I…

    Pros

    Clear explanationsCommunity supportFast results

    About the creator

    He has video that will walk you through the fine points of REI. He is clear and to the…

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