Stocks Made Me Money. Notes Changed How I Invest. It's a question We've heard for years: "Why would I invest in real estate notes when I can just put my money in the stock market and earn 8-10+%?" The truth is, we don't think it's a bad question. In fact, it's one investors should ask before putting money into any investment or class of investments. If you're going to tie … [Read more...] about Stocks vs Notes
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Note Investing Red Flags: What to Watch Before You Buy
Note investing offers the potential for consistent cash flow and long-term returns—but only when deals are properly vetted. Performing or non-performing notes, overlooking key warning signs, can quickly turn a promising investment into a costly problem. The good news is that most bad deals leave clues. Detecting Note Investing Red Flags As a Note Buyer (or Broker), … [Read more...] about Note Investing Red Flags: What to Watch Before You Buy
Five Things To Focus On And Five Things To Avoid
Tracy, Mikayla, and I spend the bulk of our week helping people, but maybe not in the way you think. Yes, we have a ton of educational materials, hundreds of videos, countless downloadable forms, and marketing templates. But here is the thing: most note investors do not have an information problem—they have a focus problem. There is more education available today than … [Read more...] about Five Things To Focus On And Five Things To Avoid
3 Ways To Recession-Proof Your Note Portfolio
On a recent note mastermind the question came up about stress-testing a note portfolio. This is a great idea from time to time. But what does that mean? How do you stress test a note portfolio? In short, look at your note portfolio and determine how it might perform in the event of a shift in the economy. How strong is your portfolio if the general public starts missing … [Read more...] about 3 Ways To Recession-Proof Your Note Portfolio
Streamline Your Note Business: Five Tools That Give Your Time Back
If you are in note investing, your week fills up fast. Seller calls. Servicer emails. Deal reviews. Due diligence checklists. Investor updates. Marketing for sellers. Repeat. None of it is overly complicated; however, all of it is time-sensitive. Most of it is repeatable. That is where streamlining matters. Here are a couple of tools that might help you get some of that … [Read more...] about Streamline Your Note Business: Five Tools That Give Your Time Back
