Gotta jump in here… - Posted by MatthewC
Posted by MatthewC on February 05, 2002 at 11:52:01:
GL,
I have read many of your posts and I get the impression you are on this path to get all “the right answers” in life. I see how you pound away at “subject to” purchasing and all the minutia. Some experienced people try to explain it to you and you started pounding away at it again. It was said repeatedly that if you are not comfortable don’t do it. Yet, it seems like you are determined to jam your perspective down people’s throat. In the above example, I don’t call it “subject to” financing. It is just another way of implementing owner-financing. Is that so difficult to understand? You don’t have to like the implementation.
Now, with this whole Rich Dad/RK discussion, you are making these sweeping statements based on 1 book that had an original printing of only 1,000 copies, a book that was NEVER meant to be much more than helpng promote the Cashflow 101 game. It was meant to be simple and convey a different message and outlook on things.
First, you were making sweeping generalizations about Robert, the book, and his knowledge. The interesting thing is RK has publicly admitted to not being the most detail-oriented guy. But don’t mistake the lack of detail to him being stupid or not knowing the broad strokes. But that is old news and not the reason I jumped in here.
What I found a bit irritating in your statements were that his Team are a “bunch of bozos”. If you choose to look beyond RDPD, you will find that many of his past and present mentors/advisors are pretty powerful people in their own right. How do I know? I have personally had conversations with many of them.
So many people think that if you buy all the books, they understand what RK is trying to say. And although I do greatly enjoy the RD books, they are watered down for public consumption.
Names like CPA Diane Kennedy, Attorney Michael Lechter, Garrett Sutton, Blair Singer, Keith Cunningham, John Burley, and Dolf deRoos have been or are still involved with Robert.
I would be happy to consult with RK’s “team of bozos” any day. Your credibility in the matter is lower than before because it shows how little you investigated beyond RDPD.
GL, no one is going to come up and sign, seal, & deliver the 100% goods. If you don’t believe it, fine, you can limit your life to what you know and see. But the world is a large place with 6 billion people. The person in Afghanistan probably has little concept of what “safety” and a “good nights sleep” here in the U.S. But does that make it any less real? No, because their reality is limited to what they can see from Afghanistan.
And you seem to have a problem with someone selling “cheesy books”. Well, one of the best-selling business books today is called “Who moved my cheese?” I don’t think you would like the short book. The story is about few rats in a maze and how they react to the cheese when it is moved. I am not joking either.
I do not think this post will change your mind whatsoever but at least it will serve as a counterpoint to all the statements you are making in a public forum.
I won’t elaborate but my knowledge of RK’s background and the whole RichDad brand goes beyond simply being a groupie fan.