A swift kick in the assets to the so-called real estate gurus: Florida buy-and-flip expert debunks myths about real estate wealth in new book: “Checks Don’t Lie!”

FT. LAUDERDALE—Are the promotions for “get rich quick in real estate” programs from Donald Trump and other self-anointed gurus worth the price of admission? Mike Perl shouts, “Hell, no!” In his new book, “Checks Don’t Lie,” Perl blows the lid off the cottage industry that charges would-be millionaires thousands for worthless information while lining the pockets of “experts” who have never bought or sold an investment property. While he’s at it, Perl shares his street-tested tips for buying and flipping properties that have made him $250,000 and more a year.

“I got fed up with the scam artists ripping people off,” Perl says from his office at his company, Equity Res-Q. “If some clown’s wealth building system is so brilliant, why does he need my credit card number? I decided it was high time to expose the lies and tell people what they really need to do to make a great living in real estate from the perspective of a meathead like me who’s spent the last five years chasing deals.”

Written with Tim Vandehey and published by Lulu (www.lulu.com), the world's fastest-growing provider of print-on-demand books, “Checks Don’t Lie” is a sharp-tongued, politically incorrect bitch slap of the smooth myths laid down by the wealth-building industry’s boot camps and seminars. In 220 pages, Perl slashes and burns his way through the 22 Biggest Lies about real estate and the 22 Things Readers Must Do to Get Rich in Real Estate.

Perhaps most valuable, the self-described “overweight idiot” also walks readers through 14 steps involved in locating a house, negotiating a sale, finding a buyer and closing the deal…all while managing the butterflies that Perl acknowledges are normal for everybody. Each section is written with a wonderful lack of hype and cheerleading. In its place are brutal honesty, self-deprecating humor and Perl’s assertion that, “If an idiot like me can do this, you can.”

“Checks Don’t Lie” is available for $25 from Lulu.com at www.lulu.com/content/468072. Buyers can also get free access to Mike Perl’s online archive of sample contracts and other useful materials for investors at www.MikePerl.com. For information about “Checks Don’t Lie,” please contact Mike Perl at 561-703-0404.