The Results are In. Check out the Winners (and Nominees) for the Annual Best of Notes Contest.
It’s not just about the Note Buyers. There are a ton of different providers in the note business that help you succeed: Funders, Servicing Companies, Software Providers, Due Diligence Resources, Educational Events — you name it.
These are the winners of the 2024 Best of Notes. For the voting and current year, click here.
Best National Note Buyer (for Note Brokering)
Winner: FNAC (First National Acceptance Co.)
Nominees:
- AmeriFunds
- Colonial Funding Group
- FNAC (First National Acceptance Co.)
- Grand Bank
- Notable Mortgage Buyers
- Reliant Financial
Best Note Listing Exchange Platform
Winner: PaperStac.com
Nominees:
- NotesTrader.com
- NoteTraderExchange.com
- NoteTradeX.com
- PaperStac.com
- SNSC.com/SNTrading
- WatermarkExchange.com
Best Local REIA Note Investing & Buying Sub Group
Winner: COREE Nothing But Notes Focus Group (Ohio & National)
Nominees:
- Atlanta REIA Note Buyer Group (GA)
- COREE Nothing But Notes Focus Group (Ohio & National)
- Dallas REIA Note Group (TX)
- LA South REIA Note Group (CA, Lisa Hoegler)
- LAREAI Note Investing (CA, Bill Tan)
- Mid America REIA Note Group (Kansas City)
- MN REIA Note Group (Minnesota)
- North Carolina REIA Notes & Seller Financing Group (NC)
- Tampa REIA Note Investors Meetup Group (FL)
- Upstate Carolina REIA Note Group (SC)
Best Note Servicing Company
Winners: Allied Servicing and Madison Servicing
Nominees:
- Allied Servicing
- August REI
- Covey Financial
- Evergreen Note Servicing
- FCI Lender Services
- Home Key Servicing
- Lake City Servicing
- Land Home Financial Services
- Madison Servicing
- Main Street Capital Servicing
- Moat Note Servicing
- Note Servicing Center, Inc.
- Provident Loan Servicing
- Real Estate Property Services – REPS (Formerly NAA)
- SN Servicing
Best Self Directed IRA Company
Winner: Inspira Financial
Nominees:
- CamaPlan
- Directed IRA Trust Company
- Entrust Administration
- Equity Trust Company
- Forge Trust (formerly IRA Services Trust)
- Inspira Financial (formerly Quest Trust Company)
- Kingdom Trust
- Mainstar Trust
- MidAtlantic IRA
- New Direction Trust Company
- NuView Trust
- uDirect IRA Services LLC
Best Seller Finance MLO (Mortgage Loan Originator)
Winner: Call The Underwriter
Nominees:
- Call The Underwriter
- Good Steward Lending Services
- Investor Mortgage Compliance Services
- Madison Management Services
- Safe Mortgage Services, Inc.
- Texas Pride Lending
- Vintage Home Loan
Best Note Servicing & Tracking Software
Winner: NoteSmith
Nominees:
- Moneylender Professional
- The Mortgage Office
- NoteDashboard
- NoteSmith
- Your Land Loans
- ZimpleMoney
Best Distressed Debt Buyer
Winner: Colonial Funding Group
Nominees:
- Aspen Funds
- Colonial Funding Group
- Faller Financial
- Keyhole Financial
- Kirkland Group
- Labrador Lending
- NNG Capital Fund
- PPR Note Co.
- Revolve Capital Group
- 7e Investments
Best Business Note Buyer
Winner: Security Financial Services
Nominees:
- Reliant Financial
- Security Financial Services
Best Financial Calculator
Winner: HB10bii
Nominees:
- Excel
- HP10bii
- HP12C Financial Calculator
- Texas Instrument
- TValue Software
Best BPO and/or Property Inspection Service
Winner: Baldwin Advisory Group (BAG)
Nominees:
- Accurate Group LLC
- Baldwin Advisory Group (BAG)
- BPOPro by Valuation Vision
- Computershare
- NVMS National Vendor Management Services
- Pro Tech Valuation Services
- Richer Values
- Service Link
- Summit Valuation Solutions
Best Title Report Company
Winner: ProTitle USA
Nominees:
- a360inc Title Solutions
- Accurate Group LLC
- Baldwin Advisory Group (BAG)
- EZ Title & Escrow
- First American Title
- ProTitle USA
- Title Clearing & Escrow, LLC
Best Property Insurance Company
Winner: J.B. Lloyd & Associates
Nominees:
- Financial Partners Agency (FPA)
- J. B. Lloyd & Associates
- National Real Estate Insurance Group (NREIG)
- Ross Diversified Insurance Services (RDIS)
Best Legal Services
Winner: Jeff Watson
Nominees:
- Caballero Lender Services
- Carlisle Law
- Erin Quinn
- Geraci Law Firm
- Jeff Watson
- Kelly Kronenberg Attorneys at Law
- KKOS Lawyers (Kyler, Kohler, Ostermiller & Sorensen)
- Legal Foreclosure Network
- Matt Kelley
- Note Counsel (Paul & Adam Vincent)
- Scheer Law Group
- Singer Law Group
- T. Alan Ceshker, Ceshker Group
- Tarokh Law, PLLC (FL & SC)
- Tony Sottile
- Wood & Lamping LLP
Best Accountants & Tax Advisors
Winner: John Hyre, Tax Attorney
Nominees:
- Anderson Tax Advisors
- John Hyre, Tax Attorney
- Measured Results CPAs
- Spiegel Accountancy
- The Real Estate CPA
Best Marketing Method For Finding Notes
Winner: Networking & Referrals
Nominees:
- Craigslist
- Direct Mail
- Google Ads
- Networking & Referrals
- Social Media
- Website
Best Note Industry Newsletter
Winner: Paper Source
Nominees:
- Noteworthy USA
- Paper Source
- Seller Financing Sunday
- Weekly What If with Andy Teasley
Best Note Analyzer & Tracking Tool
Winner: Note Unlimited
Nominees:
- Note Unlimited
- 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)
- Propstream
Best CRM For Note Investors
Winner: Hubspot
Nominees:
- Bitrix24
- Click Funnels
- Constant Contact
- Hubspot
- InfusionSoft
- Kartra
- MailChimp
- My Leads Builder
- PipeDrive
- Salesforce
Best Social Media Platform for Note Professionals
Winner: Facebook
Nominees:
- TikTok
- X (formerly known as Twitter)
- YouTube
Best Public Networking Group for Note Investors
Winner: Bigger Pockets Forum
Nominees:
- Bigger Pockets Forum
- Buying & Selling Mortgage Notes Facebook Group by PaperStac
- Connected Investors
- Creating Wealth Simplified through Note Investing Facebook Group
- JKP Holdings – East Coast Distressed Note Investing Facebook Group
- Financial Friends Network (Walter Wofford)
- Note Buyers and Sellers Facebook Group
- Real Estate Note Investing Facebook Group
- Seller Financing Homes with Mark Monroe
Best Podcast and Shows for Note Investors
Winner: NoteSchool TV with Eddie Speed
Nominees:
- Be the Bank Podcast with Justin Bogard
- Creating Wealth Simplified with Chris Seveney and Lauren Wells
- NoteTidbits with Jay Redding and Kyle Cassidy
- NoteSchool TV with Eddie Speed
- Owner Financing & Note Investing Podcast with Dawn Rickabaugh
- Paperstac Podcast with Rick Allen and Brett Burky
- Real Estate Notes Show with David Putz and Nathan Turner
- The Note Investor with Dan Deppen
Best Skip Tracing Company (For Locating Phone Numbers and Emails)
Winner: IDI Core
Nominees:
- Been Verified
- IDI Core
- LeadMining
- LeadSherpa
- Lexis Nexis
- People Finder Pro
- TLOxp by TransUnion
- White Pages
Best Note Industry Convention
Winner: NoteExpo
Nominees:
- Cash Flow Expo
- Diversified Mortgage Expo
- IMN Defaulted Notes
- NoteExpo
- NoteWorthy Summit
- 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!
