Lex Levinrad
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. He 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 Levinrad is an accomplished national public speaker and has shared the stage with some of the countries best real estate speakers. Lex Levinrad 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).
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What You Should Know About Being A Landlord
The decline in real estate prices has created a tremendous opportunity to invest in real estate at very low prices. Prices have declined significantly to the point where positive cash flow on rental properties is a reality. Many investors are considering becoming landlords for the first time. Owning real estate long term is one of …
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Using Private Investors Money To Wholesale REO Properties
Today’s real estate market presents investor buyers many fantastic bargains and opportunities to make money. The huge amount of bank foreclosures has led to a tidal wave of bank owned REO properties which has flooded the market with low priced properties. Astute investors are taking advantage of this situation to scoop up houses at bargain …
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Strategies for Selling Properties At Full Price Part 2
A real estate investor can be very successful when using any of the 5 creative real estate investing selling strategies found in Part I of Strategies for Selling Properties At Full Price. Let’s pick up from the last selling investment property strategy covered in Part I: Selling Investment Property Strategy #5 – Seller Financing/Lease Options …
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Strategies for Selling Properties At Full Price
Real estate investors often only look at a real estate investment only from their own investment perspective. However, sometimes it can be beneficial for you as the real estate investor to put yourself in someone else’s shoes in order to see things from their perspective. Doing this can help you to think out of the …
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Returns On Investing In Single Family Rentals (Gross Rental Yields)
If you are thinking about investing in single family rental properties then it is useful to have a tool that you can use to compare rents across different markets and cities in the U.S One of the easiest tools to use to analyze rental properties is called the “Gross Rental Yield”. Although prices have increased …
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Rental House Investments Beats Investing In Stocks
After seeing the stock market and real estate market decline so significantly the past few years, 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? Real Estate Investing vs. Stock Market Investing Consider the following facts about a recent …
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Private Lending – How it Works For Investors & Lenders
Banks will not lend money on damaged properties. Damaged properties cannot get insurance. And banks don’t lend on properties with no insurance. Banks lend based on a set criteria. A typical conventional loan is an 80/20 loan meaning you put down 20% and you borrow 80%. Naturally there are many other types of loans but …
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Keys To Successfully Managing Your Own Rental Properties
The decline in real estate prices has created a tremendous opportunity to invest in real estate at very low prices. Prices have declined significantly to the point where positive cash flow on rental properties is a reality. The crisis in rental housing is creating a scenario for investors where investing in Single Family rental properties …
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Is It Possible To Buy Real Estate With No Money Down?
I have heard many questions over the years from students about whether or not it is really possible to buy real estate with no money down. The most frequent questions I get are from mortgage brokers and realtors. Since mortgage brokers are by definition trained to fund a loan based on bank requirements like 20% …
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Investing in Foreclosures for Beginners
If you are thinking about investing in foreclosures there are some key points for you to consider before you begin investing. The first step for you to understand is how the foreclosure process works. The foreclosure process can be broken down into three key components. Pre-Foreclosure Foreclosure Auction REO Pre-foreclosure The first step in the …
