Lex Levinrad Real Estate Investor, Speaker, Author & Mentor

On this podcast episode I talk about Driving for Dollars and How to Drive for Dollars. I talk about how much technology has changed since when I started back in 2003 and how technology has leveled the playing field for new investors. You can now use apps like Send Fuse and Deal Machine to automate your postcard mailings to vacant houses. I show you an example of my student Mark who has found 214 vacant houses while driving for dollars on his one hour lunch break. He found 214 vacant houses in just one hour consistently driving for dollars over the past 8 weeks. He uploaded all of those houses to Deal Machine and he just got his first house under contract! I also talk about the different ways you can market to those sellers on vacant houses by mailing postcards, letters, calling them and sending them emails. If you want to try out Deal Machine you can check it out at this link: http://www.lexlevinrad.net/dealmachine Enter the code FTCYXN to get $10 off your first post card mailing If you are brand new to real

On this podcast episode I follow up on the prior episode (How to get started wholesaling part 1) If you have not already listened to the previous podcast episode please do so now before listening to this one since it will make more sense to you if you listen to it in order. On this podcast episode I review getting your license, building your cash buyer website and posting properties for sale online on your cash buyer website. I talk about the importance of knowing what a wholesale deal is, and understanding After Repair Value, Repair Estimates and Maximum Offer Price. Then I discuss marketing to sellers and setting up your seller websites. I also talk about Facebook ads, direct mail (postcards) and bandit signs for sellers. I summarize for you what a beginner's wholesaling business costs would look like including call tracking, a phone system, 5 websites and marketing with bandit signs and post cards. I show you how to put all of this together and what it will cost you to realistically start out as a new whol

On this podcast episode, I walk you through a 90 day plan on how to get started wholesaling houses. STEP ONE - CASH BUYERS The first thing that you want to do is start out by building your cash buyer's list and talking to cash buyers. the best way to do this is by posting properties for sale on your website. If you don't have properties to post, then network with other wholesalers that do have properties and get permission from them to market their deals to your cash buyers. For the website I recommend that you use Investor Carrot (www.lexlevinrad.com/carrot) because it and is already set up with lead capture forms that capture buyers information when they visit your website. Carrot websites are also great for SEO and will integrate very easily with mail chimp for email broadcasts. This will come in handy when you want to start marketing wholesale deals to cash buyers via email. I highly recommend that you consider getting your real estate license before you start marketing properties since you are required t

This podcast episode is part 2 of "How To Build Your Cash Buyer's List". Please listen to part 1 before listening to this part 2 episode on building your cash buyer's list. On this podcast episode I continue where we ended off on the previous episode. I talk about more strategies of how to build your cash buyer's list and find cash buyer's by using: * The MLS to find cash buyers on past sales * Data mining lists for cash buyers * Using Linked In and Facebook Groups * Direct Mail to Cash Buyers * In the field talking to contractors * Virtual assistants scraping past sales data * Comparable Sales report showing cash sales * Your website If you are brand new to real estate and want to learn more about how to wholesale real estate and flip houses then please register for the free wholesaling real estate training at this link below: FREE WHOLESALING TRAINING https://www.lexlevinrad.com/webinar FIXING AND FLIPPING TRAINING If you want to learn how to fix and flip houses I have a fix and flip training webinar at thi

On this podcast episode I talk about how to build your cash buyer's list. This is "How To Build Your Cash Buyer's List Part 1". Make sure you look for the next episode called "How To Build Your Cash Buyer's List Part 2". On this podcast episode I talk about: *Finding cash buyers from networking *Landlords that are cash buyers *Offline methods for finding cash buyers *Online methods for finding cash buyers If you are brand new to real estate and want to learn more about how to wholesale real estate and flip houses then please register for the free wholesaling real estate training at this link below: FREE WHOLESALING TRAINING https://www.lexlevinrad.com/webinar FIXING AND FLIPPING TRAINING If you want to learn how to fix and flip houses I have a fix and flip training webinar at this link: https://www.lexlevinrad.com/fixandflipwebinar DON'T FORGET TO SUBSCRIBE TO THIS PODCAST TO BE NOTIFIED OF UPDATES SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL http://www.youtube.com/lexlevinrad?sub_confirmation=1 CONNECT WITH ME ONLINE htt

On this podcast episode I talk about private lending, private lenders and hard money loans. I discuss why investors use private lenders to fund their purchases, and why this is a win/win scenario for both the borrower and the lender. I also explain why buyers cannot purchase fix and flips with mortgages and why they have to pay all cash or use a private lender. This is the essence of why private lending exists. Banks will not accept offers on properties with a mortgage. They will only accept cash offers. Buyers need to pay all cash to purchase these properties and if they don't have the cash then they need to borrow the cash to fund their purchase from private lenders. This is a private loan or private mortgage (meaning originated by a private party and not a bank). Your collateral as a lender is the property. If you have money sitting in cash, savings accounts, CD's, IRA's, stocks or bonds you could be earning a consistent return of 10% to 13% by being a private lender. If you are brand new to real estate an

On this podcast episode I talk about buying HUD properties, and how you can find deeply discounted properties and bid on them directly on HUD's website. I explain what HUD properties are, the type of properties that are listed, and the different bidder types on HUD's website. I also show you why it is a good idea to have your real estate license if you want to bid on HUD Homes and why you always need to close on HUD properties (or lose your deposit). If you are an investor looking for a great deal on a property that can be purchased at a deep discount then you should definitely be looking at HUD properties. Some of these properties make great rentals or fix and flips. But you do need to know how to navigate HUD's website and the system and process for buying and bidding on HUD Properties which is outlined on this podcast. If you are brand new to real estate and want to learn more about how to wholesale real estate and flip houses then please register for the free wholesaling real estate training at this link

On this podcast episode I talk about how much you should offer on a property, which is directly related to knowing what the house is worth. We establish what a house is worth by estimating the After Repair Value or ARV. We calculate this by looking at three things: 1. Comparable Sales - what houses sold for 2. MLS - what is currently listed for sale 3. MLS - inventory and pricing of houses Only by looking at the past (what houses sold for), the present (what is listed on the MLS), and having a pulse for what is going on with our market (inventory and pricing), are we able to really know with confidence what we can sell a house for. Once we establish this number, if we know what the repairs will cost then we can use a simple calculator to estimate our profit potential. I developed a Rehab Property Calculator for my students which you can access at http://www.lexlevinrad.com/rehab-property-calculator. This calculator is also available in the app store for both Android and iPhone - you can find out by searching

On this podcast episode I talk about why borrowing money to buy real estate will make you wealthy, and why you should not be afraid of borrowing money and debt (for real estate). The most common thing that I hear from new and beginning real estate investors is that they don't have any money to get started. Remember that the benefit of investing in real estate is compounded by the more you are able to borrow to buy that real estate. You are not supposed to buy real estate with your money. You are supposed to use borrowed money from investors and private lenders to buy real estate. If you buy your real estate right (at a discount) then you should be able to cash out refinance more money than was put into the property. And if you want to get the maximum tax benefits, leverage and returns on your investment then you have to use as much borrowed money as possible. In an ideal scenario you should try and find private lender's that will fund your purchase AND your repairs so that your cash out of pocket is as little

On this podcast episode I talk about buying turn key rental properties for passive income, cash flow and wealth creation. I use some current examples of turn key section 8 rental properties that are managed by our office. I show you the numbers and returns on actual case study examples of turn key rental properties that we are marketing this week. I break down Gross Income, Net Income, Cash on Cash Return, Return on Investment. Most of these properties have a 13% gross return on investment which translates into a 9% return after accounting for expenses. I show you how you can leverage your return with the use of a mortgage and get as much as 20% return buying a turn key rental property with property management included. See the link that I mention on the podcast that shows the breakdown and returns on this turn key section 8 rental property: https://www.lexlevinrad.com/section8 If you are brand new to real estate and want to learn more about how to wholesale real estate and flip houses then please register fo

On this podcast episode I talk about the cost of borrowing money and specifically the fear of borrowing money (which I see many beginners have). I use a live case study of a house that I am currently fixing and flipping in Cocoa Beach, which will be listed on the MLS in the next few weeks for $169,900. My purchase price was $55,000. On this fix and flip case study, I borrowed ALL of the money. I borrowed the $55,000 to purchase the property and I also borrowed the $30,000 to repair the property. My out of pocket cost at closing was zero. And I received a check of $28,000 which I used to contribute towards the cost of the repairs. I only needed to lay out $2,000 from my pocket for closing costs and another $1,800 for taxes, insurance and utilities. The net cash that I laid out from my pocket was only $3,800 on this house. The profit on this deal is $58,950 assuming I can net a sales price of $160,000. That profit of $58,950 is AFTER commissions, interest, insurance, repairs, utilities and closing costs. That p

On this podcast episode I talk about how to calculate the After Repair Value (ARV), so that you can know how much to offer on a property. Most new investors, and a fair amount of seasoned investors make the mistake of using common tools like Zillow, the MLS, and the Property Appraiser Website to estimate what a house is worth. On this podcast I talk about why that is a mistake and how that mistake can cost you a lot of deals (and a lot of money). I use as an example, a house that I just purchased last week from a wholesaler. I paid $105,000 for this house and the wholesaler purchased it for $90,000. According to most online estimates on sites like Redfin, Zillow, Movoto and Trulia the house is worth around $125,000. However the real ARV on this house is probably more like $165,000. I explain to you in detail how I came up with that number by showing you how I use the MLS to see what is for sale right now and how a first time home buyer with an FHA mortgage thinks. Using the wrong tools, or not having complete

On this podcast episode I talk about the systems that you need to set up to get started as a wholesaler. I talk about the benefits of having your real estate license and why this is important for marketing properties, getting lock box codes and having access to properties. Then I cover buyer and seller web sites, and why it is so important to have a motivated seller site for motivated seller leads and a cash buyer site for cash buyers. Your cash buyer site also doubles as a site where you can post your wholesale deals. If you don't have any deals then post another wholesalers deals (with their permission). Or even better - hire a virtual assistant to do it for you! I speak about call tracking and why you need to use a call tracking system so you can track your buyer and seller leads. You need to know where your leads are coming from. I also speak about phone systems and why you shouldn't use your cell phone or Google Voice for your phone number for your websites and bandit signs and direct mail. Then I talk a

On this podcast episode I talk about borrowing money to fix and flip houses. I start out by explaining why you should borrow money for fix and flips, even if you have the cash to fix and flip without borrowed money. I explain the tax benefits, leverage and increased return on investment by using borrowed funds. We also talk about deal flow, and why no matter how much cash you have, you will eventually tap out if you don't tap into borrowed funds from private lenders. I breakdown a deal, showing you the typical borrowing costs for a borrower if they were borrowing money from me to do their first fix and flip and what that looks like. I also talk about why you should attend your local REIA meetings to meet and network with other investors, wholesalers, rehabbers and lenders. If you need to borrow money then go where the lenders are. And finally I talk about why the best thing you can do if you are just starting out, is to learn how to locate deals for other investors. That is what our Partnership Program is all

On this podcast episode I talk about marketing your wholesale real estate deals. The system that we employ I like to call "brute force" marketing. Since we have Virtual Assistants posting so many of our deals in so many places, they just have to get noticed by cash buyers. And that is the point since that is what makes the phone ring! And if you want to sell houses then you need buyers. I share with you the template that I use with my Virtual Assistants and the sites that we use to post our wholesale real estate deals including: Wholesale Real Estate Deals Blog Lex Real Estate System Site Investor Carrot Web Sites Wholesale Deal Sheet Craigslist Ads My House Deals Facebook Page Facebook Groups Text Blast Email Blast List on MLS Facebook Ads Phone Calls to buyers Personalized Emails Personalized Texts If you employ our system for marketing your wholesale real estate deals (which is really simple to do) you will see that your phone will start ringing with cash buyers! If you are brand new to real estate and wan

On this podcast episode I talk about one of the easiest ways to find good wholesale deals. Direct mail, ringless voicemail, bandit signs, making offers, bidding online and outbound dialing are all excellent ways to find good deals. But sometimes as investors we forget that there are some really good wholesale real estate deals out there that are already under contract by other wholesalers in your market. Think about it for a second. They have spent the money on marketing to find the seller. They have gone on the appointments and they have "locked up" the property. Now all they want is to sell it to a cash buyer and make a profit. You need to learn how to be that cash buyer that they want to sell to. This is an amazing opportunity since everyone wants to learn how to wholesale, and every new investor wants to be a wholesaler. But no one wants to borrow money and close on the deal themselves! That creates an opportunity for real estate investors like myself that are willing to "take a deal down". If you have th

On this podcast episode I talk about how to find motivated sellers. On previous podcast episodes, I spoke about marketing to motivated sellers and sending direct mail. On this episode I talk about many of the motivated seller resources that are out there and lists that can be purchased or compiled. I break these down into 6 main categories Direct mail (what to mail for example postcards) Mailing Lists (who to mail to and types of lists) Cold Calling (who to call and how to get lists) Online Marketing (how to get leads online) Offline Marketing (how to get leads offline) Driving For Dollars (finding deals by driving) If you are brand new to real estate and want to learn more about how to wholesale real estate and flip houses then please register for the free wholesaling real estate training at this link below: FREE WHOLESALING TRAINING https://www.lexlevinrad.com/webinar FIXING AND FLIPPING TRAINING If you want to learn how to fix and flip houses I have a fix and flip training webinar at this link: https://www

On this podcast episode I talk about how to find cash buyers and how to go about building your cash buyers list. On previous episodes, I spoke about the importance of marketing to motivated sellers in order find wholesale deals at discounted prices. Once you find those deals, and get them under contract, then you need to have a cash buyer in order to sell that property. Having many cash buyers is the key to being able to sell those houses that you have under contract. And the more cash buyers you have, the easier it will be to sell your deals quickly. We sell some of our deals in less than two hours because we have so many cash buyers. Knowing how to build your cash buyer's list is just as important as knowing how to find wholesale deals. If you want to be good at wholesaling you need to know how to do both very well. When you have a big list of cash buyers, you will find yourself in a situation where you have more cash buyers than deals. At this point other wholesalers will reach out to you to market their d

On this podcast episode I talk about learning how to wholesale real estate, and why wholesaling attracts the largest amount of new real estate investors. I share with you the importance of having a goal and a vision of thinking about, understanding, and knowing what you want to achieve from wholesaling. I also explain to you why one person's goal and how much they are looking to make from wholesaling may be very different to someone else's. It does not matter whether you have a full time job with no spare time, or you have lots of time but no money. What does matter is knowing how to employ your circumstances into trading either your time or your money (or both) into learning how to wholesale. The key thing to understand is that it will help you if you have a vision of what it is you are trying to accomplish BEFORE you get started learning how to wholesale. Ask yourself what it is that you want to achieve. Listening to this podcast episode should help you with that. If you are brand new to real estate and wan

On this podcast I talk about the Buy, Repair, Rent and Refinance strategy which is often referred to as BRRR. The concept behind the buy, repair, rent and refinance strategy is that if you can find deals at 75% or less of the After Repair Value (ARV), you can essentially be doing no money down deals because you will get your money back when you refinance. You will then be able to use that same money to buy your next property. When you refinance the property and get your money back then you are essentially in your first deal for no money down. At this point you can use the same funds to buy the second property and then repair, rent and refinance that one too. You can do this for your first ten rental properties. What makes this strategy even more appealing is when you borrow the funds from a private lender to purchase the property. Once you do this once, you will realize the only thing stopping you from buying unlimited properties is having more private lenders. When you have multiple private lenders you will