Are you ready for Cash Flow Expo 2020? It's an exciting time of year here at NoteInvestor.com as we get ready to host our virtual convention again this year. After the tremendous success in 2019 there was no doubt in everyone’s mind that it would be back in 2020. The Expo, an online convention that focuses on Real Estate, Private Mortgage Notes, Note Investing, Private Lending, Mobile Home Notes, Seller Financing, Self-Directed IRAs, and Alternative Real Estate Investments, is FREE to … [Read more...]
Your Big Domino of the Note Business
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Cash Flow Expo is only one week away but before we get into any of that we have to ask you a really odd question... ...Do you remember as a kid spending hours carefully stacking dominos one after another in a row until at some point you knock over the first one and watch them all fall down? I would spend hours setting it up. Later, as it got more ‘advanced’ you would incorporate other objects; have dominoes fall off tables and chairs, slide across a plate, even flip a light … [Read more...]
How To Start Flipping Small Apartment Deals
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Start Flipping Small Apartments and Multi-Family Deals Without Having to Own or Rehab The Property by Lance Edwards If I could show you a simple way to pay for a year’s mortgage or rent with one apartment deal, would you be interested to give it a try? You bet you would want to give this a try! Now what if I told you it can be done with no credit or cash of your own, and you can start where the experts are already investing and still make at least three times more money! Still … [Read more...]
7 Action Items To Get Your Private Note Business On Track
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Two weeks ago we released an article on Making 2016 Your Best Note Business Year Ever. It spoke about a couple of barriers that stop you from succeeding. Nothing earth shattering, just problems that we all face in our day-to-day lives. We spoke about carving out time (the hardest thing to commit to) and stopping the tendency to re-invent the wheel (just go where people have already been). If you missed that article, you can go back and read it here. This week, we want to share a VERY … [Read more...]
Are You In The Note Business For The Wrong Reasons?
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The act of buying privately held mortgage notes is a lot of things to a lot of different people. For some, it is a means of investing money and getting a good return on that investment. These ‘Investors’ prefer a predetermined return on investment, backed by real estate, without the hassles of owning real estate. Owning real estate, particularly rental properties, comes with tenants – which, even under the best of circumstances can become strained as the property needs upkeep. Nope, … [Read more...]
New To The Cash Flow Business and Wondering About Funding Sources
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A beginner in the cash flow business asks our opinion on working with multiple funding sources versus a single investor. Hi, I recently purchased training materials from Charter Financial. What is your perspective on funding all of my deals through a single source like Charter, vs. working with multiple funding sources? I am brand new to the cash flow business, work a full time job, and am just taking "baby steps" trying to educate myself. I've got Charter's materials, but would love a … [Read more...]
Cash Flow Calculation Contest
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Enter to win FREE access to our upcoming release of "How to Calculate Cash Flows" This unprecedented online training includes: - Step by Step Video Instruction - Calculation keystrokes for both the HP12C and TValue software - Time Value of Money Foundation for Beginners - Advanced Investment Strategies for cash flow veterans - Learn to calculate Real Estate Notes, Mortgages, Non-Performing, Restructuring, Factoring, Partials, tail ends, balloons, split fundings, wrap-arounds, and … [Read more...]
What I Would Change About The Note Industry
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Before I get into what I don't like about the note industry let me start with... What do I like “most” about the note industry? It is a frequent question people ask with numerous answers depending on where my head is at the time the question is posed. In no particular order it would be… Helping people Making money Passive income Crunching numbers Flexibility Feeling valued Creativeness Never boring Well compensated Teaching others Anyone can do it In looking back … [Read more...]
Does This Financial Calculator Make Me Look Old?
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If you plan to buy mortgages or want to take your note broker business to the next level then learning your way around a financial calculator is a big plus. As many of you know, Fred and I are a house divided when it comes to... Choosing the Best Financial Calculator. Fred likes the Texas Instrument Financial Analyst and I am a die-hard HP12C user. Recently a fellow HP calculator fan read that past article and wrote in with some great information. In the process I found out my … [Read more...]
What Determines a Mortgage Note’s Value?
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The second you get past explaining, “What is a private mortgage note?” the next question is, “How do you determine its fair market value?” There are a lot of variables that go into a Note Buyer determining how much a note is worth for lump sum purposes – and each investor may have different hot buttons. Here are the main ones… 1. Credit Score How is the credit on the people who are paying on the mortgage note? Obviously the higher the credit scores the better. That said, many people carry … [Read more...]
