Just the word alone sends shivers down my veins, bankruptcy! I have seen many lives changed forever by a bankruptcy, and while I have never had to declare bankruptcy, I have owned some note investments where the homeowner has declared bankruptcy and thankfully because all of my note investments are secured by a tangible asset [...]

Owning a real estate note is, in many ways, like owning an ice cream shop. You have different flavors of ice cream to satisfy the various tastes of your customers. Having an ice cream shop of just chocolate or vanilla ice cream would limit the growth potential of your business. Use that same thought process [...]

Our education in any business is infinite, and my passion in note investing has given me the opportunity to meet with some amazing people in the note business and I actively look for new information to perfect my craft. Currently I receive daily newsletters and publications on the concept of note investing, some of which [...]

If you are going to sign a lease/option contract with a prospective tenant buyer, you should go through the normal screening process used in any seller financed deal. That means credit reports, background checks, pay stubs, reference checks and any other due diligence that gives you an accurate profile of your prospective buyer. After all, [...]