One of the great things about traveling abroad is you are able to take in some of the advantages and disadvantages of travelling. There’s always the good, bad and ugly part of travel when you take a long, extended vacation. When you’re in the note business, it’s important to make sure everything keeps running. The beautiful thing about being in the note business is you don’t have to be here to have to take … Read More
EP 291 – When Life Throws You Curve Balls with Gail Villanueva and Cody Cox
Gail Villanueva and Cody Cox discuss some things you could do when life throws you curve balls, because in life, sometimes you have to be Semper Gumby. If you aren’t flexible and adaptable both in life and in the note business, then it’s going to be very difficult. Curve balls can happen sometimes, both as personal and professional events. From a note perspective, you go through training, you build your processes, and you have … Read More
EP 290 – Different Ways To Market Yourself Using Video And Email with Eric Hyde and Katie Moton
Everybody out there is good at something and they know something that they can share to the world through their network of people. That should be an easy one, but another thought is what you do not know. Think about something that you don’t know, then do the research and learn how to do them. Eric Hyde and Katie Moton talk about different ways you can market yourself. Eric proves his point about how … Read More
EP 289 – What You Should Know About Nonperforming Firsts And Seconds with Patty Ped and Bill Griesmer
In the note business, the primary intent is to let the borrowers keep their home and happy about their choices. When you’re a nonperforming first note holder, you are first in line, you have a lot of flexibility going there, and you have a lot of options that you could provide the borrower to ensure that they can keep their home. Patty Ped of Aider Financials shares it’s more challenging to provide the help … Read More
EP 288 – Paying In Dayton: A Case Study with Eric Hyde and Gail Villanueva
When it gets down to it, people want to see numbers. They want to know how notes are doing the return on investment. They want to know the real world situation. Eric Hyde and Gail Villanueva break down a case study on a note deal that Eric calls Paying in Dayton. They talk about the marketing that went behind it, the finding of a JV partner and what that entails. In the note world, … Read More
EP 287 – The Most Impactful Lessons From Note Investing with Bill Griesmer and Gail Villanueva
It’s very easy to look at other real estate investing sometimes as a zero sum game where I win, you lose, or vice versa. That’s not always the case in notes. In the note business, you can positively help someone’s lives at the same time that you can earn a return for yourself and a return for your investor. Another thing is there’s a very high degree of camaraderie. You meet and work with … Read More
EP 286 – Effective Tips For Note Investors With Chris Seveney And Gail Villanueva
Just starting out? A lot of folks getting into the note business will go ahead and commit to getting the free online training courses, listening to the podcast. That only gets you so far. It’ll give you a 40,000-foot view of what the note business is about. But when you get down to it, there’s so many moving parts in a note transaction. It can just make a complete left turn on you if you’re … Read More
EP 285 – Maximizing A Conference’s Value With Bill Griesmer And Gail Villanueva
Are you seeking better ways of maximizing a conference’s value? Attending these events can be a lot of fun, but you want to make sure you’re extracting their maximum potential. Don’t just waste precious time and money going around and not really getting anything out of it. Make a game plan ahead of time! Grab a pen and paper, and write down your goals for the event. What do you really want to accomplish there? What do … Read More
EP 284 – Solutions To Common Problems In Note Investing With Chris Seveney And Gail Greenberg
Your note investing horror story happens more often than you think. Problems with vendors, deals and other people in the note investing industry can really affect your quality of life. But even the ugliest of stories can contain valuable nuggets of wisdom to be used for next time. Learn how to pick the most effective solutions for common problems in note investing with Chris Seveney of 7E Investments and Gail Greenberg of Win Win … Read More
EP 283 – How To Stay Motivated In Note Investing With Gail Villanueva And Gail Greenberg
Staying motivated in note investing can be difficult at times. How does your inner wound manifest itself in your life? Maybe you’d be passionate about new goals but later lose interest in pursuing them. Maybe you’ve always felt like your lack of confidence is keeping you from getting there. Here’s the thing: it’s all in your head. It’s your subconscious saying that you don’t deserve to succeed, and that there would be bad, unwelcome … Read More
EP 282 – Marketing For Note Investing With Bill Griesmer And Katie Moton
It might sound odd, but the only way to succeed in marketing for note investing is to be willing to fail. You’re not going to be an expert at it right off the bat. You’re just not. No matter how many exit strategies you have, things can still go wrong and that’s okay. What did you learn from it? How can those insights be used to give you an edge next time? Learn how … Read More
EP 281 – Discussing Noteworthy Investments With Patty Ped, Katie Moton, Gail Villanueva and Gail Greenberg
Girls at a young age get the most positive attention for being good students. Upon reaching adolescence, the need for acceptance and to feel valued kicks in. Girls then become very risk averse. They don’t want to step over the line at all. It becomes kind of a habituated behavior to not take risks. Now as adults, can women ever succeed in the high-risk world of note business? How do we compete with the big … Read More