The Note Closers Show Podcast
The Note Closers Show Podcast covers everything you don’t know about real estate investing today. Scott Carson, CEO of We Close Notes, interviews experts in the note investing field, including vendors he works with, and students he has trained. Prepare to be educated and entertained on the secrets of how you can control millions of dollars worth of property for pennies on the dollar, through investing in distressed real estate notes. Scott and his students have each closed thousands of deals, all over the United States. Listen each week to stay on top of the latest developments in note investing, how to get to the right people, avoid the wrong people, get the inside track on buying from the banks, find the notes you are looking for, negotiate the best price, and make the high returns you deserve. You don’t even need to use your own money!
Episode Blogs
Rick Allen and TJ Osterman talk about how they connect a meaning with their note fund to try and help keep borrowers in their homes. Rick and TJ met when they both worked for a nationwide wholesale firm. Sharing a common goal, they hit it off and have been partners ever since, starting their own wholesale company in 2008. In 2012, they got into notes, when they stepped into a big pile of notes
Investors who want to buy a big deal but they can’t often goes for a syndication. The most important thing to be aware when investing in syndications is you need to be with the right team for that deal. Kathy Fettke of Real Worth Network learned that the experience and background of these kinds of investments is key. You can find the greatest deals, but without the right team, the investment might not turn out
Many speakers tell the stories of successful people during their tough times. But it is also worth noting what brought these tough times to them is where a lot of learning happened. Every adversity generates a seed of equal or greater opportunity, and Sharon Lechter is a good example of this philosophy in life where she developed the Success Equation. This is part of her Play Big Movement, which helps businesses get to the next
One of the most important processes for any investor, especially when you are involved in notes, is due diligence. Due dilligence lets you know your risk and helos you figure out if you should or shouldn’t take on a deal. The best part of mitigating risks through due diligence is to maintain control and learn the different exit strategies available for you. The one other benefit that due diligence gives you is the length of
For companies going for a more efficient scaling route, they go into joint ventures. This allows them to combine assets and operations as they share the risks as well gaining access to the skills and capabilities of each JV partner. Walter Wofford explains why it is harder to go bankrupt in joint venture IRA investing because of the opportunities each one brings to other. He shares that as a real estate investor, you are both
You could get in trouble and even go to prison for something that you “should have known.” Aaron Scott Young went to prison for this and that made him realize the importance of what he does at Laughlin & Associates to make sure you know what the rules are and follow them strictly so you don’t find yourself in a law suit, or worse, prison cell. Once you know the rules, you know the risks
Running your numbers at the front end is critical for note investors, because the industry is all about numbers that will let you learn how to better scale and grow your business. For a better scaleability, Alex Goldovsky of ProTitleUSA helps you bulletproof your due diligence and help you spend time on buying one good loan and move on to the next deal. He has the ability to analyze and present data that tells note
Many people may wonder what Note CAMP is. The best way to describe it is what it isn’t. First of all, it isn’t a pitch fest. Also, it isn’t solely focused on Scott Carson or We Close Notes. Note CAMP is focused on forming principles, content, actions, marketing, and profit-generating nuggets for those that attend the camp. A great line up is coming up as keynote speakers who are subject matter experts in their own
We’re all real estate investors of some sort, whether you’ve done a thousand deals or are looking to get started. Note investors are a big percentage of who we deal with, and building your note business plan is one of the most important things you can do. We all start somewhere and a lot of people don’t have any type of business background, and that’s why it’s even more important to have a business plan.
Jennifer Dagenhart, VP of portfolio management at We Close Notes, discusses some fun and exciting case studies they did on re-performing notes and their due diligence. Jennifer manages a huge chunk of the portfolio, especially on the stuff they bought in the last year, and they usually get about 70% of them re-performing with the borrowers. If you’re not an investor and don’t understand what it is you’re selling, you’re really just a joker broker
Portland firefighter, Neil Clasen, has been real estate investor selling off rentals for the last fifteen years. However, he wanted to look for cash flow rather than long-term deals so he sold off his business and got into notes. He said he likes helping people and the note business cash flow gives him the opportunity to make some money and also to help people who are willing to work with him. He talks about that
No portfolio is too big or too small. That’s Madison Management’s company statement. Office Manager Shante Duffy talks about the services their company offers. They primarily handle loan servicing and asset management. They understand that as a note investor, you have to start with one note, test the waters, see how it goes, and move up from there. What separates them from other servicers is that they want to sit and take the time to