Mr. Star Trek,
I would tend to agree with Jamie here re: Mr. K. Although RDPD seems to motivate a lot of people to at least think about their finances and realise that hey, they can get rich, too, I have a real problem with the way he makes investing seem like a piece of cake.
If you believe what Kiyosaki writes, then according to him, you can do three no money down deals, option twenty different stocks while signing the contracts on the houses you just got for no money down and sell all your doodads.... then sit down for breakfast.
Also bear in mind that he is writing in relation to the U.S. market, while similar in a lot of ways to Oz, it still has fairly significant differences. For instance, while no money down deals are being done here, they are not nearly as common as in the States. Actually, if you're interested in that sort of stuff, check out
http://groups.msn.com/PropertyInvestment there was a discussion revolving around vendor financing on there a few weeks ago. That forum is also an Oz one.
Capt., please don't think I am trying to knock you down or rubbish what you are trying to achieve, in fact I am doing the opposite. I applaud that you are so keen and willing and raring to go, it's always really inspiring to see people like yourself post on the forum, cause people like yourself bring so much positive energy into it, it's really fantastic.
Just one more thing. In my opinion, you should think about sticking to Aussie authors, mate. Why? Cause they are writing about Aussie conditoins and understand our market much better than O.S. authors. Probably the exception here would be Burley's book 'Australia's Money Secrets of the Rich' pretty much because it was written with Australian conditions in mind. A good, basic starters book with lots of good info. about investing and money practices in general.
Another one is called 'Anyone can be a millionaire'(?) I think by Craig Turnbull. Although I haven't read it, a very reputable source told me that it was good. It focuses on positive gearing I believe, so it's right up your alley.
Anyways, good luck with your investing career, I hope the future brings you everything you aim for.
Mark
'no hat, some cattle'