The fix and flips on television are not very real so I hope that you are not guilty thinking that real estate is easy.  

Stop watching television!

I am also a fellow newbie from Los Angeles, having read some of the same books and guides as you, and also having worked in broadcast television myself!

Which mortgage covers real estate described in exhibit A. 

In such an event, Buyer shall deliver to the tenant a signed statement acknowledging that the Buyer has acquired the Property and is responsible for the return of the security deposit, and specifying the exact dollar amount of the security deposit.If you are not using the trec, borrow this language and write it in as a special provision, or use it as part of an "Exhibit 1" along with some language to empower it. 

His insightful advice has been featured in print and on local radio and television. 

This is not to knock the person who started this, but more of a general point...As I flip past the real estate infomercials that are all over the television, I wonder how many people who really aren't prepared (in terms of finances and/or business savvy) to enter the world of REI are buying into these schemes.I've worked with many business owners who get an "A" for passion and excitement and an "F" in business planning.

If they can exhibit the fact that they have good judgement and solid history as a management company, then you should not question their ability.

Match the trustee on the NOD to the exhibits on title to see who is foreclosing.

I don't know him personally, but he just won an award for participation in just about every event and intense efforts to educate himself.What I've learned is that you're going to pay one way or another - you can buy mentor up front (it doesn't have to be LU, pick a mentor/program that has exhibited success and had successful students w/ the type of investing you want to do), you can pay by having a longer learning curve, by making expensive mistakes, or by only seeing deals w/ more adverse T's & C's.