The weakness of the U.S. economy has given rise to the largest epidemic of foreclosures in American history. But smart real estate investors are turning these 'lemons' into 'lemonade' in an incredibly profitable new way.


The new opportunity is known as 'Bulk REO Investing' or 'REO Package Investing' and it's a huge opportunity.


Take a just a minute to consider the basics of this highly profitable business.


To understand Bulk REO investing is to understand the foreclosure process.


As a home owner misses a payment or two, the lender sends the predictable barage of threatening letters and warnings. The formal process of foreclosure begins at the lender's discretion. The name for this period is 'preforeclosure'.


The defaulted property is ultimately auctioned, thus completing the foreclosure process. If there are no buyers at the foreclosure auction, the lender regains title to the property. The property then receives the designation of being an 'REO' or the more formal name, 'Real Estate Owned'.


Lenders have no interest in owning property, and thus usually opt to list their REO properties with a local real estate broker in hopes of a retail sale. However, lenders are increasingly willing to take much less than their REO asset is actually worth. But the price of receiving such great pricing is the need to purchase multiple REO properties (a 'package') rather than individual properties.


These REO packages represent the potential to acquire huge amounts of equity for savvy real estate investors. One of the best ways to take advantage of Bulk REO Investing opportunities is to partner with a well-regarded source of funding. Some sources of funding for these transactions are: personal funds, hard money lenders, commercial lenders and non-conventional sources such as private investors and hedge funds. Additionally, one man is becoming very well known in the field of bulk REO investing, and his name is Sal Bushemi of Dandrew Partners, a hedge fund in New York.

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