10. Do they also tell you the risks and pitfalls of investing? (Or do they make it sound like any lazy idiot can become a can't-lose millionaire?)

I'm living proof that it's possible to make a fortune in real estate rather quickly: I went from being broke and living in a three-room apartment, to being able to retire, and not work another day in my life…all within four and a half years. However, it wasn't because it was easy! (You DON'T WANT to see my investment scars!) It's more because I compressed a career's worth of investing, and trial, and error, and networking, and so on into a short period.

I want you investing with your eyes fully open. That means having a clear understanding of the wrong ways to invest, as well as the right ways. Both are extremely instructive.