Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I was born in the San Francisco Bay area and grew up there and on the Island of Kaua’i in Hawai’i. I graduated from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa and started his career in public accounting at Arthur Andersen in 1991. A Certified Public Accountant, I have worked in the real estate industry for the past 12 years focusing on finance and accounting for all types of development activities.
I have always been interested in personal financial planning since I first started my career. I have written two books so far.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My latest book is Building a Financial Fortress: Getting Started in Real Estate Investing. I am very passionate about the real estate industry in general and real estate investing in particular. My inspiration for the book was wanting to share the process I followed for starting a real estate investment business with very little money during the Great Recession.
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
Not really. I drink a lot of coffee and usually write late at night when the house is quiet. I finished my latest book while I was on vacation in Hawaii. That’s why the cover photo is a group of palm trees with a sun rising behind them. I thought the dawning of a new day in paradise was a fitting visual image for starting a new adventure in real estate investing. It also evokes my personal aspiration to be a successful real estate investor (and have more time for tropical vacations!)
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Robert Kiyosaki, who wrote Rich Dad, Poor Dad is a major influence. I’m also a huge fan of the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey.
What are you working on now?
I am preparing to write my next book, which will be on investing in gold and silver coins. This is another passion of mine. All of my books relate to my first book, Building a Financial Fortress: Lessons Learned from the Great Recession for Savers and Investors. I developed the Financial Fortress concept during the Great Recession.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
I promote my books on a Facebook page and my Twitter, as well as my Blogger blog. I will be doing my first free book promotion in a week and we will see how that goes.
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Pay attention to spelling, grammar and formatting. Spelling and grammar errors can really detract from what is otherwise a quality work. Have someone else proofread your book. Also, keep writing!
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Think straight, talk straight. That’s a quote from Arthur Andersen, the man who founded the firm of the same name.
What are you reading now?
I’m planning to read a crime novel from an indie author that I have recently discovered – it’s called Exceptional Merit by George Norris, a retired NYPD police officer. I just finished his first book The Blue Executions and it was excellent.
I mostly read business books and the last one I read was The Soft Edge by Rich Karlgaard.
What’s next for you as a writer?
I want to write at least a couple more books on personal finance topics. I’m hoping some day to guest speak to college students about my books and give them some tips about investing that I have learned over the years.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
1) Bible
2) War and Peace, Tolstoy
3) 7 Habits, Covey
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