Lex Levinrad has been a full time distressed real estate investor since 2003. He has been involved in buying, rehabbing, wholesaling, renting, and selling hundreds of houses in South Florida. Lex is the founder and CEO of the Distressed Real Estate Institute, which trains beginning distressed real estate investors about how to find wholesale real estate deals. Lex specializes in buying foreclosures and bank owned REO homes and offers private mentoring, bus tours, boot camps and home study courses for real estate investors. Lex is an accomplished national public speaker and has shared the stage with some of the countries best real estate speakers. Lex has authored numerous books about real estate and is also the the founder of the Distressed Real Estate Investors Association (DREIA) and the co-founder of the Port St Lucie Real Estate Investors Association (PSLREIA). Lex is also a licensed realtor with Charles Rutenberg Realty. For more information about Lex Levinrad please visit http://www.lexlevinrad.com or call 800-617-2884.
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How the short sale process works and why banks accept a short sale
Many beginning real estate investors make the mistake of starting out with foreclosures. Just about every new bird dog that I have trained asks me about foreclosures.com or some other foreclosure service. Typically you pay a monthly fee to use these services and then you get a list of foreclosures in your area. The idea is that you will find a "foreclosure deal" and be able to make some money with it.
Assigning a contract is a very useful tool for wholesalers that would like to assign their rights to a property for a small profit. An assignment of contract form is used to transfer beneficial interest in the property to the new buyers (assignee) from the existing buyer (assignor).
How to buy bank owned properties using private investors money. This article covers hard money lending, wholesaling, double closings and transactional funding.
Buying bank owned reo houses and how the REO process works
After seeing the stock market and real estate market decline so significantly in the past year, many investors are wondering whether now is a better time to buy stocks or invest in real estate and which would be a better investment
How to structure a no money down real estate deal
Key points to consider if you are thinking about investing in foreclosures, buying short sales and bank owned REO properties.
Key tips and tricks for landlords to keep your rentals fully occupied
Buying and holding real estate long term is the best way to create long term wealth


