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John Beck Review

A Review of John Beck and his "Free and Clear Real Estate System."

I have read that John Beck is a lawyer in California who has been an active real estate investor for over 15 years. He is well-known for writing numerous real estate books and offering a course called "Free and Clear" which is promoted through late night infomercials.

I considered ordering John Beck's program after seeing his infomercials, but as with all business opportunity purchases, I did some research first. The infomercial gave example after example of people buying houses for just a few hundred dollars, which sounded way too good to be true. Upon doing my homework, here is what I found out.

• The "Free and Clear" Real Estate system by John Beck currently sells for $39.95. (It used to be $59.95)
• There is a 30 day money back guarantee
• People have said the information in the John Beck course is decent, but it is not enough to get started without further consultation
• You will end up getting numerous calls from sales people trying to sell you additional consulting for $6000 - $8000.

As with most infomercial products, the actual program sold on TV (the $39.95 course) is just the front end product. The back end product (what they really want you to buy) costs $6000 - $8000 dollars and is nonrefundable. I'm told the telemarketers are extremely pushy and will do anything to get you to buy the consulting.

For now, I intend to pass on John Beck's program, or ANY real estate program for that matter. The market is going through major changes, and I suspect that many systems that worked in the past may not work so now since we are dealing with an unusual and unpredictable market.

UPDATE 2009: The FTC charged John Beck and others in 2009 with deceptive practices. The basic gist of the charges were that John Beck's program, along with others, does not deliver what it claims, and moreover, they "...bilk vulnerable consumers through a variety of schemes, such as promising non-existent jobs; promoting overhyped get-rich-quick plans, bogus government grants, and phony debt-reduction services; or putting unauthorized charges on consumers’ credit or debit cards."
You can read the full press release here.

I guess that's all the more reason to avoid this product.