The Results For The Best of the Note Industry Are In!
The day has come, it’s time to find out who is the Best of Notes in 2020. There were a ton of great companies and nominations this year, but only one could get the top spot as determined by their note investing peers.
So, without further ado…
Best of Notes 2020 Winners
Best of National Note Buyer (for Note Brokering)
Winner: FNAC (First National Acceptance Co.)
Nominees:
- AmeriFunds
- FNAC (First National Acceptance Co.)
- Grand Bank
- Notable Mortgage Buyers
- Reliant Financial
Best Note Listing Exchange Platform
Winner: NotesDirect.com
Nominees:
- ExchangeLoans.com
- LoanMLS.com
- NotesDirect.com
- NoteTradeX.com
- PaperStac.com
- SNSC.com/SNTrading
- WatermarkExchange.com
Best Self Directed IRA Company
Winner: Quest Trust Company
Nominees:
- CamaPlan
- Directed IRA Trust Company
- Entrust Administration
- Equity Trust Company
- Kingdom Trust
- Mainstar Trust
- MidAtlantic IRA
- NuView Trust
- Quest Trust Company
Best Note Servicing Company
Winner: Allied Servicing
Nominees:
- Allied Servicing
- August REI
- Evergreen Note Servicing
- FCI Lender Services
- Land Home Financial Services
- Madison Servicing
- Main Street Capital Servicing
- Note Servicing Center, Inc.
- Real Estate Property Services – REPS (Formerly NAA)
- SN Servicing
Best Note Servicing & Tracking Software
Winner: The Mortgage Office
Nominees:
- The Mortgage Office
- NoteDashboard
- NoteSmith
Best Seller Finance MLO (Mortgage Loan Originator)
Winner: Call The Underwriter (Russ O’Donnell)
Nominees:
- Call The Underwriter (Russ O’Donnell)
- Investor Mortgage Compliance Services
- Texas Pride Lending
- Vintage Home Loan
Best Business Note Buyer
Winner: Security Financial Services
Nominees:
- Reliant Financial
- Security Financial Services
Best Distressed Debt Buyer
Winner: Colonial Funding Group
Nominees:
- Aspen Funds
- Colonial Funding Group
- Faller Financial
- Keyhole Financial
- NNG Capital Fund
- Revolve Capital Group
Best Financial Calculator
Winner: Excel
Nominees:
- Excel
- HP12bii
- HP12C Financial Calculator
- Texas Instrument
- TValue Software
Best BPO Valuation Service
Winner: Baldwin Advisory Group (BAG)
Nominees:
- Baldwin Advisory Group (BAG)
- BPOPro by Valuation Vision
- Computershare
- NVMS National Vendor Management Services
- Pro Tech Valuation Services
- Service Link
- Summit Valuation Solutions
Best Title Report Company
Winner: ProTitle USA
Nominees:
- a360inc Title Solutions
- Accurate Group LLC
- Baldwin Advisory Group (BAG)
- First American Title
- ProTitle USA
Best Property Insurance Company
Winner: J.B. Lloyd & Associates
Nominees:
- J. B. Lloyd & Associates
- National Real Estate Insurance Group (NREIG)
- Ross Diversified Insurance Services (RDIS)
Best Marketing Method For Finding Notes
Winner: Networking & Referrals
Nominees:
- Craigslist
- Direct Mail
- Networking & Referrals
- Social Media
- Website
Best Note Industry Newsletter
Winner: Paper Source
Nominees:
- Noteworthy USA
- Paper Source
Best Note Analyzer & Tracking Tool
Winner: Note Unlimited
Nominees:
- Note Unlimited
- NoteProz
- NoteRules
- JKP Portal Due Diligence Tool
- IPA by Revival Brothers
- NPL Manager
Best List Provider For Direct Mail
Winner: Advanced Seller Data Services
Nominees:
- Advanced Seller Data Services
- Black Knight Financial Services Data
- Experian Note Holder List
- Meridian Data Group (NoteDocs)
Best CRM For Note Investors
Winner: MailChimp
Nominees:
- Constant Contact
- InfusionSoft
- Kartra
- MailChimp
- PipeDrive
- Salesforce
Best Legal Services
Winner: Jeff Watson
Nominees:
- Caballero Lender Services
- Carlisle Law
- Erin Quinn
- Geraci Law Firm
- Jeff Watson
- Note Counsel (Paul & Adam Vincent)
- Tony Sottile
Best Social Media Platform for Note Professionals
Winner: LinkedIn
Nominees:
Best Public Networking Group for Note Investors
Winners: Bigger Pockets Forum and Financial Friends Network (Walter Wofford) – TIE
Nominees:
- Bigger Pockets Forum
- East Coast Distressed Note Investing Facebook Group
- Financial Friends Network (Walter Wofford)
- Note Buyers and Sellers Facebook Group
- Note Investing Made Easier Facebook Group (Closed Nov 13, 2020)
- Notes and Bolts Good Deed Investing Facebook Group
- Real Estate Note Investing Facebook Group
Best Skip Tracing Company (For Locating Phone Numbers and Emails)
Winner: TLOxp by TransUnion
Best Note Industry Convention
Winner: NoteExpo
Nominees:
- Cash Flow Expo
- Diversified Mortgage Expo
- IMN Defaulted Notes
- NoteExpo
- NoteWorthy Summit
- Paper Source Note Symposium
- Quest Con Expo
Thanks for Voting, See You Next Year!
Get the complete contact info for all of these companies (and more) in the Note Buyers Directory here!
